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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
"A process involving Burnham also promises to be more protracted and 'noisy', thereby prolonging and exacerbating the uncertainty about the political situation in the UK," he said.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
"Hill placed her fingers on the scales of justice, thereby denying Murdaugh his right to a fair trial by an impartial jury," the justices said.
From Barron's • May 13, 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
Bobby believed, they said, that the Soviets were so enraged by his winning the crown from Spassky and thereby diminishing their greatest cultural achievement that they wanted him murdered.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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