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“I mean, there’s no other word for it. It’s just very — it’s so awful. It’s just so awful.”

From Los Angeles Times

This allows the administration to levy taxes on imports that threaten national security, but only after an investigation, which means they take time to impose.

From BBC

While many of those companies would fail, the blanket approach meant a venture capitalist often got a stake in the winner.

From The Wall Street Journal

With Bass and Raman considered the front-runners of the mayoral race, their disapproval of Wasserman means he could lead the Olympic and Paralympic Games alongside a mayor who doesn’t want him in that role.

From The Wall Street Journal

There has been a striking jump in the number of women who are self-made, meaning they got at least some of their wealth from a significant enterprise they launched on their own.

From The Wall Street Journal