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This is why the founders were wise to insist on creating the United States as a secular nation.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

If we really wanted to help human parents have more children, though, it might be wise to consider that we, too, are animals—creatures inclined to breed in favorable conditions, and with plenty of help.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

“Experience shows that it is not wise to trust human cupidity where it has the opportunity to aggrandize itself at the expense of others,” they wrote.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

The wonderfully blaspheming Ella, who is wise to everyone’s deceits, steals many of the scenes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

It would probably be wise to be careful around Four, I realize.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth




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