"Those phrases that we're probably told to hold back on like inspirational, all those words just drip off your tongue during a paralympic Games because of the human achievement mixed in with the athletic achievement, " he says.

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Those words flew all the way to Wall Street, which yanked the Nasdaq back 4% within hours.

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For all such soothing words, the French establishment has no intention of turning the global clock back.

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