rather than

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Co-founder and CEO Alex Mashrabov, however, noted that working with “neocloud” providers, like Nebius and CoreWeave, rather than big hyperscalers, helped it keep costs from going even higher.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

“It’s worth reiterating that, unlike in 2025, this bond market sell-off is being driven by inflation concerns rather than fiscal fears, making it unambiguously dollar positive,” he said.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

She told BBC News that when organisations collaborate with influencers, the objective is to amplify the institutional message rather than allow the personality of the influencer to "dominate the conversation."

From BBC • May 20, 2026

At some point constitutional rights have to govern ordinary participation in society rather than hypothetical withdrawal from it.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

And rather than burn it to release energy, they use nuclear fission, a process that unlocks the energy stored inside a tiny, tiny package: the nucleus of an atom.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland