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by umichguy 2734 days ago
Probably should replace the word Arab with Middle Eastern in the OP's title.
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Mikeb85 2734 days ago
Why? Arabs are from Arabia (it's named after them), and the backers are from Arabia (aka. the Arab peninsula).
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dang 2734 days ago
We changed the title from "SoftBank’s Arab Backers Balk at Planned Acquisition of WeWork". It's possible WSJ edited their own title; I think it had a quite different one earlier.
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