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Around the same time, Jeffrey Ashe, an American sociologist, began studying so-called solidarity groups in El Salvador, where, similar to Grameen Bank’s early efforts, five borrowers collectively take out loans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
It is an extension of the so-called "lipstick effect" economic theory that was popularised in the early 2000s, whereby people who couldn't afford to buy something really expensive would buy a little luxury item instead.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Open a so-called tradwife store and the tourists will come.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
And inspiration is easy to find in this piece of North America’s so-called “Galapagos,” where the Pacific sparkles in the background of any burn scar.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The twins, offended by the little faith of their so-called family, insisted on keeping to the schedule and vowed to prove themselves.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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Booked
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The Losers Club
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We Are Displaced
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