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Min Zin was a student activist and journalist in his birth country of Myanmar, which is also known as Burma.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Washington is said to have warned it would halt such talks unless the legal protections of Coupang chairman Kim Bom -- an American citizen also known as Kim Bom-suk -- were guaranteed.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
The Abundant and Affordable Homes Near Transit Act, also known as Senate Bill 79, is one of the most aggressive measures state legislators have taken to address California’s housing shortage in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
More than 2.4 million children across the U.S. are raised in grandfamilies, also known as kinship families.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Witness Simon who is called Peter, Matthew also known as Levi, Nathaniel who is also Bartholomew, Judas, not Iscariot, who took the name Thaddeus, Simeon who went by Niger, Saul who became Paul.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
