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It’s a reminder that what often looks like dominance in the global economy may instead be symptomatic of a pathological codependence.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 20, 2025

This behavior may be symptomatic of a serious disorder.

From Salon Sep. 22, 2023

“Within the first few months, you may have small bleeds or swelling in your brain, which may or may not be symptomatic and if not detected in time can cause disability.”

From New York Times Jul. 6, 2023

“The effects of the separation are pervasive and obviously long-lasting and I would predict, as a psychiatrist, that certainly without treatment these people are going to be symptomatic for years to come.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 25, 2020

This peculiarity must be symptomatic, and it must have been influential.

From Oxford Lectures on Poetry by Andrew Cecil Bradley




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