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In comparison, the domestic box office take for “One Battle After Another,” the Oscar winner for best picture, topped out at just under $73 million.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
“Bottom line, we don’t know how long it will take for a lasting ceasefire to take, but when it is secured, the focus will return to a mixed economic outlook,” Essaye concludes.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
After five years of above-target inflation and a series of shocks that keep reminding consumers of rising prices, that trust is harder to take for granted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
This Ryder Cup captaincy journey has given me so much focus, so much purpose and it is something I don't take for granted.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
They lacked political and social mechanisms, which we take for granted, to achieve peaceful resolution of serious disputes.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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