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“You’re waiting for the end when he goes back to see her and the baby.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

That pattern goes back decades, with foreign companies often not wishing to risk the highly lucrative contracts they've secured by asking questions.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The bizarre social system from which Sparta derived its strength goes back to its early history.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

It goes back to a deal StepStone made in November 2022 with the team of Charlotte, NC, money managers—a group known as CH Equity Partners—that run its “evergreen” funds for individual retail investors.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Even if I can’t keep him forever, I want to at least keep him until he goes back home to the wild, not give him to the skunk rescue people.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold



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