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Telling people they could be average turned out to be a tough sell, even though expenses were much higher for actively managed funds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Lord Braid said this case was "less straightforward" as her parents were "actively opposed" to the treatment and "disputed the medical science".
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
“SCE was actively monitoring the transmission lines in Eaton Canyon on Jan. 7 and none of these lines met our de-energization criteria,” Dunleavy said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
"This is a striking example of how light can be used not only to observe the microscopic world, but also to actively shape it," adds Bert Hecht.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
Later, she read his online posts on Nigerian Village, all of them sour-toned and strident, under the moniker “Igbo Massachusetts Accountant,” and it surprised her how profusely he wrote, how actively he pursued airless arguments.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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