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Betting markets tend to amplify polls, many of which had made the same forecast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
The best of the sunshine will tend to be towards the west.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Tonight’s results crystallized that Americans still tend to favor reproductive rights when the issue is on the ballot.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
“I tend to be pretty busy somehow, but I can make a day out of one or two errands.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Instruments that can bend most pitches enough to fine-tune them during a performance — and this includes most orchestral instruments — also tend to play the "pure" intervals.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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