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Its founder Steve Smith said two or three thousand suppliers to the firm, those who solely work for Poundland, would be caught up in the collapse.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
A leader’s success cannot be measured solely by the number of people willing to follow along with them.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
The company lowered its 2026 expectations again after issuing a sharp profit warning in June, but it attributed the revision solely to the portfolio and strategic measures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
The Catholic Church intervened in September, publishing a document titled "The Fragility That Makes Us Human" in which it questioned why disability care was being addressed solely from a budgetary perspective.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
In that cold corridor they had reached the point of no return which was measured from the first solely by the light they carried with them.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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"Shooting an Elephant"
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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5.4: The Second Industrial Revolution (Sources 1–8)
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