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Whether artificial intelligence takes off or not, I have trouble seeing either scenario happen in a way that doesn’t have severe stock-market implications.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

“From now on, we must prepare measures with even the worst-case scenario in mind,” Lee said, “on the premise that the Middle East situation may be prolonged.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

The paper says Whitehall officials have drawn up a "reasonable worst-case scenario" that would feature restrictions on businesses if low levels of rainfall continue.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

“It’s unclear which scenario will prevail, but we maintain cautious optimism. Why? Because going ahead with tariffs would exact a toll on both sides.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

“If all variables are constant with every repeated scenario, is it ever possible to have a different outcome?”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

Meanwhile, their top executives are increasingly talking about AI in ways that emphasize potential broad-based economic opportunity rather than job displacement or other scary scenarios.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

The United States hasn’t necessarily experienced a water cybersecurity disaster, but worst-case scenarios are more tangible than hypothetical.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

In the June minutes — the first under Warsh — the Fed laid out the outlook in terms of two scenarios.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

A later study explored several global warming scenarios.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

Parents are supposed to pass down physical traits to their children, but it’s my belief that all sorts of other things get passed down, too: motifs, scenarios, even fates.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides