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johnny

[jon-ee] / ˈdʒɒn i /




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"We need to deploy equipment and qualified, specialist medical staff as quickly as possible," Lieutenant General Johnny Luboya Nkashama told AFP on Friday, "to spare this province from disaster".

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

In the runoff for the Democratic nomination in the 35th House district, which stretches southeast from the outskirts of San Antonio, sheriff's deputy Johnny Garcia defeated sex-therapist Maureen Galindo.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

To readers of “Dirtbag, Massachusetts,” Mr. Fitzgerald’s 2022 memoir about his dysfunctional childhood and hard-partying adulthood, it will come as no surprise that his parents couldn’t even agree about Johnny Appleseed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Lifelong Angels fan Johnny Gonzalez has reached his boiling point as the team sits at the bottom of the standings, but he’s not giving up.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

“Had three sisters too. All slept in the same bed. I can still see them, their faces all lined up over the edge of the covers, shouting, “Morning, Johnny Cakes!”

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye




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