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obiter dicta

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County and regional leaders can use and are using the insights from the economic analyses to inform decision-making across industries, including planning and development.

— Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
After taking down such accounts, companies would write reports and researchers (including us) would publish analyses to explain the evolving tactics, techniques, and procedures of online influence campaigns.

— RENÉE DIRESTA, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

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Pepsi is planning cost reductions to cut down on redundancies and discretionary spending to pay for investments in innovation and marketing, Laguarta said in prepared remarks.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Prior to the remarks surrounding an acting hiatus, Krumholtz was most recently seen playing Zor-El, the biological father of Supergirl, in DC Studios’ film of the same name.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

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Postmortem commentaries on the campaign agreed that many factors were at play in Sinclair’s loss — FDR had kept his distance and progressive candidate Raymond Haight siphoned off votes from Sinclair — but Hollywood proudly took credit.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
Two years ago, Shen Anyu, a voice actor who earns a living from narrating news commentaries and other short programs, began noticing an alarming number of videos on social-media platforms that seemed to feature his voice without his permission.

— Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026

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AcePDF also handles interactive forms, annotations, customizable watermarks, shapes, and comments.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
His commentary became an important part of the textual tradition, and his annotations are included in many modern editions of the work.

— Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026

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September 23 – October 22 The Moon enters your sign today, bringing your own feelings and priorities into sharper focus.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2026
Mercury in your 12th House quincunxes Saturn in your 5th, making private thoughts, uncertainty, or unspoken feelings harder to reconcile with fun, romance, or creative expression.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026

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