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well-known

[wel-nohn] / ˈwɛlˈnoʊn /


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Instead of canceling each other out, Wes Crill, a senior investment executive at Dimensional Fund Advisors, found that three well-known drivers of extra returns more or less stacked up, producing a truly wonderful outcome.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

"While two well-known bacterial pathogens dominated the known disease profile, we also detected a surprisingly high level of another group of bacteria that has not previously been linked to the mushroom disease."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Ives, who also launched a colorful clothing line last year, is closely followed as one of the most well-known and bullish tech analysts.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

This is something that is very well-known in administrative law and in economics—this concept of agency capture or regulatory capture.

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

He was the son of a distinguished king, a nephew of two well-known mythological heroines, and the brother of three.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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