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I think the public perceives cancer as perhaps a catch-all, but there are at least 120 different types of cancer, some of which have essentially normal life expectancy with treatment. – Jeremy Warner	Found on CNN 3 years ago
In the United States, the idea of a deep state offends our common notions of representative government and transparency, so it’s easy to use the term as a weapon against enemies and as a catch-all explanation when things don’t go the way they ought to. This is dangerous because we live in our bubbles, and we are less likely to accept the non-conspiratorial answer for something if it doesn’t fit for our preconceptions. – Marc Ambinder	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
If investors had been concerned about possible Brexit, they would have shifted away from developed international equity products last week. The data confirms that some investors were caught off guard, however, domestic equity outflows continued. But in the prior week, large- and mid-caps had the greatest redemptions. This time it was multi-cap and the 'other' style. 'Other' is a catch-all group of lots of investment styles. – Todd Rosenbluth	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
Trying to to catch all the fraud that's going on here would like trying to plug all the holes in the Titanic, you fix one and another one bursts. – Jeremy Hughes	Found on CNN 8 years ago
UPC has very much been our catch-all asset group, but the reality in our mind is that UPC became too complex and too big. – Liberty Global	Found on Reuters 9 years ago

I think the public perceives cancer as perhaps a catch-all, but there are at least 120 different types of cancer, some of which have essentially normal life expectancy with treatment.

– Jeremy Warner

Found on CNN
3 years ago

In the United States, the idea of a deep state offends our common notions of representative government and transparency, so it’s easy to use the term as a weapon against enemies and as a catch-all explanation when things don’t go the way they ought to. This is dangerous because we live in our bubbles, and we are less likely to accept the non-conspiratorial answer for something if it doesn’t fit for our preconceptions.

– Marc Ambinder

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

If investors had been concerned about possible Brexit, they would have shifted away from developed international equity products last week. The data confirms that some investors were caught off guard, however, domestic equity outflows continued. But in the prior week, large- and mid-caps had the greatest redemptions. This time it was multi-cap and the 'other' style. 'Other' is a catch-all group of lots of investment styles.

– Todd Rosenbluth

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Trying to to catch all the fraud that's going on here would like trying to plug all the holes in the Titanic, you fix one and another one bursts.

– Jeremy Hughes

Found on CNN
8 years ago

UPC has very much been our catch-all asset group, but the reality in our mind is that UPC became too complex and too big.

– Liberty Global

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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