the system

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When the system was devised, the then Chancellor, George Osborne, said using the Crown Estate as a measure was "not a bad proxy for how the country and the economy are doing".

From BBC • May 14, 2026

It’s great that schools are giving people with mental-health conditions more opportunities to show their intelligence, even if some students game the system.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Then last month, there was another shock to the system.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

Often, the server manually enters the tip into the system later.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Once arrested, one’s chances of ever being truly free of the system of control are slim, often to the vanishing point.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander