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Older Americans also tend to vote at high rates, and lawmakers are well aware of that fact.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Higher borrowing costs tend to dampen demand, helping to bring down inflation.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
And black athletes tend to have a higher incidence of cardiac death than white athletes, although it's not clear why.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Didion’s family eventually settled in Sacramento, where several generations would tend to their roots and Didion would eventually be born.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
This might or might not be true, but I tend to think it is, as Cloke almost certainly did not distinguish himself wherever it was that he happened to matriculate.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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