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Clarence Barron, this magazine’s founder, called investing “the application of money to practical ends,” as opposed to gambling, where “the gains of the successful merely offset the losses of the unsuccessful.”

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The effect of allied support isn’t merely symbolic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

"It's much more than merely delaying or preventing symptoms."

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Current and former military officials caution, however, that it is not lawful to strike an adversary’s infrastructure merely to pressure the foe to begin negotiations or to send political signals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Did they actually look like doors, or were they merely great balls of light floating above the forest floor?

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman