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In other words, Chiles may be engaged in “expression,” but that expression is a medical treatment that Colorado has every right to regulate.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

A recent Gallup survey found people with a powerful sense of purpose at work are 5.6 times as likely to be engaged in their jobs as those with a low sense of purpose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Mr Marshall said it was "unclear" how lawyers who knew about this issue in 2010 "could have conscientiously continued to be engaged in the prosecution of postmasters".

From BBC • May 3, 2024

Especially when the arrests and discipline appear broad and random rather than targeted at those individuals who may be engaged in antisemitic hate speech.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2024

Gilbert’s On the Magnet takes us into a different world; indeed, he claims to be engaged in a new type of philosophizing.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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