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UnitedHealth plans at least $1.5 billion in AI investment to counter a $6 billion headwind, while Optum Health is off to a ‘very good start.’
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
The Lebanese government has taken unprecedented steps to counter the influence of Hezbollah and Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
And that behavior, Duffy told me, runs counter to the rational-actor model economists typically rely on.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
Maybe it was the underbelly of all of the bravado and power-seeking—some desire to counter all the validation with the humiliation of knowing that, deep down, he’s just a revolting little worm.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
WhenI came home after school on Wednesday, my mother was cutting vegetables at the kitchen counter.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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