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For all of movie history’s great what-if casting coulda-beens, Beetlejuice might have the best of all of them: Burton wanted Sammy Davis Jr. to play the titular poltergeist.
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
Predictive: Simulate what-if scenarios using digital twins for complex IT environments.
—Shailesh Manjrekar, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Truth be told, what-if’s are the survival brain in action.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
Another economic what-if: What if the Fed has ended up waiting too long to cut rates?
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2024
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
Predictive: Simulate what-if scenarios using digital twins for complex IT environments.
—Shailesh Manjrekar, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Truth be told, what-if’s are the survival brain in action.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
Another economic what-if: What if the Fed has ended up waiting too long to cut rates?
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2024
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“What-if.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/what-if. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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