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“You can never be too rich or too thin,” according to a famous saying, and after the rise of pricey GLP-1 medicines it seemed the two went hand in hand.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

"Thank you to every single person that had a hand in building that machine," he said, "because it was a magnificent machine."

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

That record is blemished by his removal from an assignment based on his Francis-like tendencies, which may have had a hand in his failure to rise above the lowest of the U.S.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

Rather, I’d say scrolling the subreddit is like auditing a university science course where the professor prioritizes discussion, and every classmate is, for once, eager to put their hand in the air.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

She would sweep aboard, her long black skirts in one hand, in the other a list of the well-to-do ladies who were about to become patronesses of the new venture.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom