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"Families who are experiencing that kind of poverty are likely to be going without many of the basics."
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
“Change is kind of like that,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
“I don’t think we can say with any kind of conviction that there will be no ballots rejected,” said Tammy Patrick, chief programs officer of the National Association of Election Officials.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
As Wasow and other researchers have found, a heavy-handed police response—like the kind that happened during the Civil Rights Movement and has already happened in France—can engender public sympathy.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026
How could this simple little soul help with the kind of need we faced?
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Everything will have been done to avoid those kinds of missteps on the 2026 Caribbean tour.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
By revealing this previously overlooked structure, the team offers a new way to understand what words communicate and why certain kinds of meaning dominate everyday conversation.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
But Warsame isn’t deterred, seeing “at least two movies a week” and hoping for more rereleases of studio films and midnight movies of all kinds.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
“Being a short hitter you have to use the hand, hit off the block and find different kinds of shots,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
“I hope you have not been reading the newspapers, Penny! They seem to print all kinds of inaccuracies nowadays.”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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This breezy romp is a refreshing change from overwrought epics and anxiously earnest stories-with-a-message; Ibbotson’s offbeat, cozy prose reads like a daffier Ms. Rowling or a kinder Roald Dahl.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The "Country Roads" appeal lies in the way it conveys "a kinder, simpler era with less conflict and division," said Doug Hartmann, a sociology professor at the University of Minnesota.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
A breakthrough drug for ovarian cancer that is kinder on the body and extends lives is now available on the NHS.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
The Actor Awards have been kinder: Bateman won three lead actor statuettes for “Ozark.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
The kinder her words, the harder I cried.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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In a family tribute on Wednesday, Eleanor was described by her family as the "kindest, most loving, bravest person in the world".
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
The oncology team said the kindest route was to sedate Flora, but the palliative care team wanted to give the pain relief more time to take effect.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
That’s just about the kindest thing the congressman has had to say about his would-be successor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
"Who would want to harm Brian? He was the nicest, kindest person you could ever imagine," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The Cabby, however, obviously the bravest as well as the kindest person present, was keeping close to the horse, dodging this way and that to avoid the bar, but still trying to catch Strawberry’s head.
From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis
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