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That’s not great news for a woman like Waters who hopes, probably sincerely, that men and women can get past differences in the interest of getting that birth rate up.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

“I think markets really want to get past this, so any piece of good news they’re going to take it and run with it,” says Tracy Shuchart of NinjaTrader Group.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

They needed a 91st minute winner to see off Portugal in the last 16 and an 88th-minute winner to get past Belgium in the quarter-finals.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Job seekers said they were finding it hard to get past artificial-intelligence application screeners.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

He’s so tall, I can’t get past him into the family room.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan




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