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Likewise, the U.S. early in World War II stopped Japan from seaborne oil imports—targeting the very vulnerability Tokyo had sought to offset by trying to colonize its resource-rich Asian neighbors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

"I'm trying to diminish as much as possible the burden of the cost of the cars on the teams," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

But AMD is trying to catch up with Nvidia, and the hope is that as its own products get better, customers will want them in their own right.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

“The plaintiffs are trying to extend that doctrine to an online world where intangible content causes intangible injuries.”

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

His energy was dwindling with every passing minute, a sure sign that the Afterlife was trying to draw him out of mortality.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman