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boil down to

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add up to
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"A lot of it can sometimes boil down to luck."

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Most of Wall Street’s midcap narratives boil down to nothing more than asserting that such stocks are neither too big nor too little but “just right.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

“You’ve got three very different candidates, each with very different constituencies, all within the margin of error. It’s going to boil down to turnout,” said Mark DiCamillo, the director of Berkeley IGS polls.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

There are massive implications for the A.I. industry here, but at the end of the day, the question might boil down to - who do people dislike more?

From Slate May 1, 2026

We used to discuss some of these matters, but we both knew the question would boil down to my saying, “Ted, you decide.”

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan




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