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The company says it will take multiples of that sum to commercialize the discovery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Annual totals may sum to greater than 100% because of rounding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
It provides protection for a specific period or “term,” which could be 10, 20 or 30 years, and the company pledges to pay a lump sum to beneficiaries if she dies within that time frame.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 14, 2026
Two weeks ago, the students, some about to take final exams, were told they would have to find a lump sum to repay loans immediately.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
Fifth, Denman had the money neither to pay us well nor to guarantee a decent sum to our dependents in case something happened to us.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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