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The analogy is shrinking a 4K image to the size of a postage stamp — except the picture is still 4K.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

That has been understood to mean that people within the United States are subject to the laws here, except for foreign diplomats and, for a time, Native Americans who lived on tribal reservations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

In my experience, it’s a little like getting an incoming call on a vibrating cellphone, except instead of picking up the phone, you are the phone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

This wouldn’t be news except for the fact that the strike prices for the included stock options range from $1,116 a share to $3,727.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Everything fell away except that deep, deep ache.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu