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Called "high level incidents", the process allowed an internal investigation to take place without it being reported to regulators, thereby reducing the chance of external scrutiny.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Much of the investment was a bet that the companies would keep attracting readers and thereby increase profitability, leading one day to an initial public offering or big-ticket sale to a strategic buyer.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
They are announced one by one, starting from the bottom of the scoreboard -- thereby stretching out the suspense until the very end.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
Dr. Osler said: "The conversational, companion-like nature of chatbots means they can provide a sense of social validation -- making false beliefs feel shared with another, and thereby more real."
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
Among the slipperiest of all is AIDS, which evolves new antigens even as it sits within an individual patient, thereby eventually overwhelming his or her immune system.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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