system

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As a “nerdy” Asian girl coming up in a majority-white school system, Day had the persistent thought: “I’ll never be a cool kid.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Many things in our economy and in the financial system are changing right now.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Plantation slavery was perfected in the West Indies, notably on the sugar islands of British Barbados and present-day Haiti, where the system proved immensely profitable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

He emphasised building a new system rooted in sovereignty, patriotism and revolutionary mobilisation, with traditional leaders and grassroots structures playing a central role.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

After I turned off my system, I sat there for several minutes, unable to stop thinking about the conversation that had just happened.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows