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To be fair, analysts do see at least one trillion-dollar business — in 2032.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
She describes her mum as "firm but fair" and very practical.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Kaneva’s model puts Brent’s fair value at $94 a barrel, much lower than what the benchmark is trading at now.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
In September the UN Security Council approved a six-month extension of the mandate for the GSF, emphasizing "the importance of ensuring security conditions conducive to holding free and fair elections."
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
I think I have always had a strong sense of justice, of fair play, of what is right and what is wrong.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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"We need greener, fairer supply chains that take into account workers' issues and wages."
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
That’s a fairer way to measure the returns of bond funds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Instead, the proposed framework emphasizes research led locally, greater investment in regional collections and scientific infrastructure, stronger taxonomic expertise, long-term monitoring, fairer international partnerships, and closer connections between scientists and decision-makers.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
The Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald said the increasing level of renewable energy would help Northern Ireland "move away from price volatility and towards more stable and fairer prices" .
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
“To hear is to obey, but March is fairer far than May,” said little Parker, making a frantic effort to be both witty and tender, and getting promptly quenched by Laurie, who said...
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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She doesn’t want an hourly wage for looking after our mother, and she says the house is the fairest way to recognize what she’s given up.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
Asked specifically about crocodiles, New Zealand's Wickham told the BBC the primary concern was ensuring the "fairest possible course" for rowers.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The fairest answer is that he was partly right, for reasons he did not fully understand, and he exaggerated the promise.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
Welcome to Goodwood Festival of Speed, an annual four-day motorsports-apalooza where the fastest, fairest and most excessively expensive cars in the world compete for driveway bragging rights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The fairest woman in the world was Helen, the daughter of Zeus and Leda and the sister of Castor and Pollux.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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