"We slowed down search by a subliminal amount, a couple of extra milliseconds, to get your results, " says Johanna Wright, director of product management.

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The researchers speculated that dirty money acts as a subliminal prime towards dodgy dealing and ill-gotten gains.

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There's at least a subliminal link to Mary Queen of Scots, who was born in the palace.

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Boomers' fury at the very idea that we have to age sends a subliminal message that there will always be time for our kids to get another degree or to surf another couch, to break up with one more partner or employer, and to wait around to reproduce, while ignoring the reality that opportunities will evaporate.

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Maybe the good idea was heard at a subconscious or subliminal level, not clearly at the conscious level.

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Can you measure how much subliminal damage it does to a brand image?

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