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He has previously said he would reduce the welfare bill by getting more people into work, thereby ensuring more money for defence.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
It severely curtailed the ability of a president to quickly remove Federal Reserve officials, and thereby exert its influence over monetary policy, and reinforced the deference due to the independence of the central bank.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
I don’t think he took that into account, and unfortunately he ended up crashing into a meter, thereby destroying our idea for being in a slow-moving car.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
“The cost rate decreases with an increase in total net immigration because immigration occurs at relatively young ages, thereby increasing the number of covered workers earlier than the number of beneficiaries,” the trustees report.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026
That basic feature of geography thereby contributed heavily to the very different experiences of Native Americans, Africans, and Eurasians in the last 500 years.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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