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Just like those unsavory relatives, leaders cannot—and should not—allow the behaviors of a certain few to hijack the culture for all.
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Shannon Gabriel, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
The reader can see what the characters cannot—what forced migration and residential schools have prevented them from seeing and sharing.
—Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
Many researchers say algorithms cannot—yet, anyway—consistently read the subtleties of human expressions in different individuals, which may not match up with stereotypical internal feelings.
—John McQuaid, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2021
Business leaders cannot—and should not try to—solve complicated geopolitical problems.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2023
Experience—their ability to observe and draw connections where algorithms cannot—gives these forecasters an edge that continues to outperform the glitzy weather machines in the highest-stake situations.
—Meghan Herbst, Wired, 4 Jan. 2022
As great of a genius as Einstein was, his equations cannot—do not—account for all of the mysteries of the universe.
—Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2013
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Shannon Gabriel, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
The reader can see what the characters cannot—what forced migration and residential schools have prevented them from seeing and sharing.
—Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
Many researchers say algorithms cannot—yet, anyway—consistently read the subtleties of human expressions in different individuals, which may not match up with stereotypical internal feelings.
—John McQuaid, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2021
Business leaders cannot—and should not try to—solve complicated geopolitical problems.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2023
Experience—their ability to observe and draw connections where algorithms cannot—gives these forecasters an edge that continues to outperform the glitzy weather machines in the highest-stake situations.
—Meghan Herbst, Wired, 4 Jan. 2022
As great of a genius as Einstein was, his equations cannot—do not—account for all of the mysteries of the universe.
—Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2013
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“Cannot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cannot. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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cannot
can·not
ˈkan-(ˌ)ät 
kə-ˈnät,
ka-ˈnät
: can not
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