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That’s because Kelly’s best ideas aren’t banked off of events on a rote news-priority punch list.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Now, Swift, despite her strong songwriting skills, has resorted to some pretty rote wordplay in recent years.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
AI’s potential to transform Wall Street is especially apparent in banks’ lucrative investment-banking divisions, where future rainmakers often start out as junior analysts performing rote tasks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Perhaps that explains her perfunctory, somewhat rote speech — which still didn’t detract from the joy of her win.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
Then, in an unsteady voice, he began naming aircraft, not thinking of the individual planes, just letting rote memory do its work, these forgotten phantom aircraft winging out of his brain on their own accord.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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