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Much of the investment was a bet that the companies would keep attracting readers and thereby increase profitability, leading one day to an initial public offering or big-ticket sale to a strategic buyer.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
They are announced one by one, starting from the bottom of the scoreboard -- thereby stretching out the suspense until the very end.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
If a contest is delayed until the autumn, it gives him more time to find a parliamentary constituency he can stand in and, providing he wins, thereby make his return to Westminster.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Dr. Osler said: "The conversational, companion-like nature of chatbots means they can provide a sense of social validation -- making false beliefs feel shared with another, and thereby more real."
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
They activate and silence genes, thereby defining the embryo’s axis from head to tail.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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