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You “went there” by using emotional leverage, whether or not you believe it in your heart to be valid, to persuade her to sell this house to you on the cheap.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

But there must be valid federal law that actually does the overriding.

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026

Train tickets purchased for travel on CrossCountry services on Sunday will be valid for travel until Wednesday, it added.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

There’s no reason why your dreams can’t be valid.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

And of course facts and theories have an intimate relationship: what counts as a fact depends on the theories you hold, and whether a theory appears to be valid depends on the facts you acknowledge.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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