affairs

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On stage at a recent product event, Tan showed Carri off to an audience that included Indonesia’s economic affairs minister.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Orlando Ward, director of community affairs for VOA, said he wasn’t sure why the organization’s numbers were so high, but that helping people change detrimental behaviors “doesn’t happen overnight.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

The less other people know about your private affairs, the better.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Streeting said Sir Keir was not going to "shoot from the hip" in his comments about international affairs.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

The rest of the Farewell Address was then devoted to foreign policy, calling for strict American neutrality and diplomatic independence from the tangled affairs of Europe.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis