affairs
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Races for the office tend to be sleepy affairs, but this year’s contest has featured last-minute entrants, a whopping influx of cash and defections among the incumbent’s key supporters.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
Gruffydd, previously Plaid Cymru's rural affairs spokesperson in opposition, said it was the clear the ban was not working.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
GTA I and II in the late 1990s were much simpler, two-dimensional affairs with a top-down perspective.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
The company also said it is evaluating the use of Claude AI agents in areas including research, drug development and commercial and medical affairs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
This state of affairs produced a temporary anarchy and a state of mind bordering on hysteria, particularly among the planter elite.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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