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Total comp figures—like the $100 million offers Meta was offering some AI super stars—get most of the attention.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Say you don’t pay much attention to the nitty-gritty of politics and think they’re all a bunch of clowns.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
That has the Lakers’ attention and is why they worked so hard during practice.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
"Certainly it is serious enough to warrant the attention of all the finance ministers," he said, describing the tech as an "unknown unknown".
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Ordinarily, with the male guards anyway, they had a bold, breezy manner; now even they had to form ruler-straight lines and stand hours at frozen attention.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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