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Many of the diet’s principles are surprisingly simple, which could explain its enduring popularity and effectiveness and why nutrition experts often describe it as an eating pattern rather than a diet.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
As insiders recount it, the deal sounds deceptively simple.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Part of the reason that distinction gets lost may be simple nostalgia.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
"It sounds very simple but trust me, it's anything but that," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The stairs lead to a big open room with wide-plank floors and simple furniture.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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Stopping one connected structure is also simpler than stopping three separate quarks, making such an interaction more likely, according to Tribedy.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
By contrast, the Daily Mail opts for a much simpler single-word headline "Inferno" across a picture of burning houses in the West Midlands.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
For the businesses that supply props, artwork and other services, the arithmetic is simpler: Any shoot is better than none.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
A simpler and more effective solution would be for state insurance regulators to mandate public disclosure of all ratings of private credit, along with explanations on how they were determined.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
He was less interested in prehistory and in simpler, nonliterate societies.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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The simplest way to get a general idea of whether you’ve saved enough for retirement is to start with one basic equation: Income minus spending equals what you need from your savings.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
"The warning lights were flashing brighter and brighter...and you failed to do the simplest things to prevent this."
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
One of the simplest ways to address habitat loss for bees is to make room for native species.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Recess is one of the simplest, lowest-cost ways to help children build habits that reduce lifelong risk of expensive, debilitating chronic illness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Every small effort at hygiene was magnified by hours of labor spent procuring the simplest elements: water, heat, anything that might pass for disinfectant.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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