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"This suggests that prevention efforts may be more effective if they are tailored not just to risk factor prevalence, but to how strongly each factor affects cognition in women versus men."

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

This is a subtle but notable shift from earlier in the cycle, when it seemed like a Talarico versus Paxton matchup would be the Democrats’ best chance.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

He billed the Makerfield by-election as "Labour versus Reform", adding the candidate will be known "very shortly" and "whoever they are I am going to support them 100%".

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The economics of chip makers outside memory chips are similar, but as their products are more differentiated—think Nvidia versus AMD—they are much less cyclical.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

He imagined himself as the young Winston Churchill covering Kitchener’s battle at Omdurman, a battle of superior versus inferior arms, except that, unlike Churchill, he sided with the moral victor.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie