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Retail investors have limited opportunities to get in on trendy private companies that are disrupting the U.S. economy, hence the initial mania.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Plentiful reserves tend to promise great riches, hence crude has been labelled "black gold".

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

But Mac and Linux users don’t get WireGuard just yet — hence the above screenshot.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

This could help protect their cash flow in the short run, but raises the risk of lower yields later—and hence drive prices higher.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Kyushu would have seemed a paradise to Korean rice farmers, because it is warmer and swampier than Korea and hence a better place to grow rice.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond