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Then run the numbers with someone who has done this before, because the decision is not reversible and the comparison depends on your basis, your bracket, your state and how long you’d otherwise wait.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
The university said in a statement it can prove otherwise and “is committed to ensuring that every student is admitted based on their merit, and not on their race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
At best, they may find a cancer that would not have been found otherwise.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
As Marfil Cortés, the daughter of a Spanish business tycoon, she plays a young woman so beautiful and charming she would otherwise be haughty and annoying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The animal was breathing hard, and his left arm was hanging limply at his side, but otherwise, he looked fine.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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