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Suriname didn’t allow dual nationality, which prevented the national team from tapping into the significant pool of Dutch-born players who might otherwise qualify through their Surinamese parents or grandparents.

From The Wall Street Journal

Audrey says she sets boundaries with social media and doesn't read comments because "you have to differentiate reality from online, otherwise you get absorbed in it".

From BBC

It enhances the viewing experience by adding excitement and personal investment to games that might otherwise go unnoticed.

From The Wall Street Journal

The strikes on Ras Laffan then halted the movement of liquefied natural gas feedstock, which powers fertilizer manufacturing in those countries that might otherwise compensate for the Gulf’s missing output of fertilizer.

From The Wall Street Journal

Roughly 13.8 billion years ago, the universe began from an infinitely hot and dense single point, then expanded and stretched — otherwise known as the Big Bang Theory.

From Los Angeles Times