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That latter point helps to explain why investors have turned a blind eye to weak sentiment, particularly since the wealthiest Americans are spending enough to offset any pullback from lower earners.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The latter is paying SpaceX $1.25 billion a month for access to AI computing capacity.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Because expensive memory chips are also part of the latter package, he noted that the $20 billion estimate might not be all it seems on the surface.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Both sides condemn legalization, which exists in places like Amsterdam and which imposes a strong regulatory system—but for very different reasons: the first, because it normalizes exploitation and the latter because it limits free trade.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

In the latter case, their status is weaker and more dangerous, since they depend entirely upon the will of those citizens who are appointed as magistrates.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli