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What we have here might be an example of the Tinkerbell effect, named for the “Peter Pan” character who could be resurrected from death by audience participation, i.e. belief in fairies.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
“The committee wants evidence that inflation is trending lower — i.e. lower core inflation — to feel comfortable refraining from a rate hike,” said Bill Adams, chief economist at Comerica Bank.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
More elaborate designs, including hatched bands, grids, and diamond-shaped motifs, also showed evidence of rotation, translation, repetition, and "embedding," i.e., the ability to build hierarchical levels of signs within the same surface.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
And accompanying internal EA documents confirmed that water companies can spill sewage when there is "heavy" rain i.e. beyond the "normal" weather conditions.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
No listening to forbidden broadcasts, with certain exceptions, i.e.,
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
