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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 22 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Glenna R. WOOLF, Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee.

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1 Glenna R. WOOLF, Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee Anchor
ca8 · 1993
green “substantial evidence is less than a preponderance, but is enough that a reasonable mind would find it adequate to support the commissioner's conclusion.” 9
2 Victoria A. Howard v. Larry Massanari, Acting Commissioner, Social Security Administration, 1
ca8 · 2001
green “defer heavily to the findings and conclusions of the ssa.” 9
3 Lois Cunningham v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security Administration
ca8 · 2000
green “burden shifts to the commissioner to prove, first, that the claimant retains the rfc to perform other kinds of work, and, second, that other such work exists in substantial numbers in the national economy.” 4

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