in the mind
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Today we think of the annual all-star game as a permanent fixture of the baseball season, but if a lightbulb hadn’t gone off in the mind of a Chicago newspaper editor.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
That lack of variety, combined with the time taken to set up a box-kick, makes them stick in the mind.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
“There is a certain amount of psychology going on in predicting this. It is not an economic or market analysis. It’s guessing what’s in the mind of one individual,” he added.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 31, 2026
"In my opinion, it's largely in the mind because when you gain confidence, you ski more relaxed, more assured, and things just fall into place."
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
Perhaps he had heard himself discussed once, amongst his own people, and the memory of it lingered, like an ugly picture in the mind of a child.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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