bending

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Then, Mary explains why it’s getting harder for investors to avoid exposure to AI thanks to the index funds who are bending their rules for companies like SpaceX.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

And he wants the world to know that it was all achieved without bending his knee to the US or engaging with the South.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

“Given all the other index providers bending over backwards to change their methodologies, it’s good to see S&P DJI not make any changes,” he wrote.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

McIlroy briefly reclaimed a one-shot lead but gave that back with a bogey on 17, bending over in exasperation when he left a par putt just short.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

No way to call this a bending of the rules.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty