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What you’re left with is a colorful and hearty meal born from something so simple and nostalgic.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
The one priceless memory he kept with him was simple:
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
"Life was very simple, but it was beautiful."
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
“An inheritance can turn a simple, low-tax retirement into a complicated financial situation very quickly,” Salmon said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Keep it simple, Novis. Very clever people tend to skip the basics.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Others, like the Palmers and Ferrante, ask for something far simpler: a glimpse of what could have been.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026
The secret to longevity may be simpler than we think, and a lot more enjoyable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The time and mental bandwidth you save by not having to shop around for the best deals on a travel portal could in themselves justify this simpler cash-back strategy.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
The approach provides a far simpler way to produce, study, and control these complex light structures.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
What could be simpler, once the social element was removed?
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
And for the simplest possible showstopper, Frieda’s Hulas Ready-to-Drink Coconuts come peeled and prepped with a tool that lets you open them and insert a straw in seconds.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
For years, queen bees appeared to offer one of biology's simplest examples of development: special food creates a special insect.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
Many competitive colleges that dropped the SAT or ACT have restored it because too many incoming students can’t do basic arithmetic or read any but the simplest texts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
In the simplest form — a single-premium immediate annuity — a person hands over a lump sum in exchange for a guaranteed monthly check.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
Like the simplest of human tools—hammer, scythe, bellows, ladder, scissors—the function of the molecule can be entirely comprehended from its structure.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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