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Many countries have criticised the consensus-based model by which decisions at COPs can be blocked by a small handful of countries but Bowen said "that's what we've got. And that's not going to change".

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

His mother, Jemma, said he was diagnosed when he was 18-months-old, by which time it was too late for treatment as he was already showing symptoms.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

It has made the problem of religion unavoidable: the problem of belief, of credibility, of the criteria by which one extraordinary claim earns our trust while another should be resisted.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

I just know they’re the type of people who love a good board game — one with rules that take a half-hour to explain, by which time their guests’ eyes have glazed over.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

He stopped almost opposite the hole by which they had come up, and Hazel joined him.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams