a certain

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Both agree there is a certain madness in a system that appears to encourage people to swim in a polluted river in the hope it will create the pressure to clean it up.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

After a certain point, managing both was not doable.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Traders pay a certain amount for each contract on a particular question, ranging from around 1 cent to 99 cents, and receive $1 for each contract if they are successful.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The research showed that for every type of nucleus studied, the number of particles begins dropping much faster after reaching a certain threshold.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Like a scale, a raga contains a certain set of pitches or notes.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin