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The opposite of that is to be judgmental.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Facing challenges from China and the United States, Brussels and New Delhi have sought closer ties, producing a pact that is to be unveiled in the Indian capital on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

"I run the quay regularly and have done for years. I have seen the odd little four-legged friend – that is to be expected on the riverfront – but never anything like this," he said.

From BBC • May 21, 2025

You want your professional life to arrange itself according to your preferences, but the only way to achieve that is to be self-employed.

From New York Times • May 11, 2024

Afterward, he leads us to a little hut behind his house that is to be our new home.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung




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