anecdotes
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Many of Harvey’s zaniest anecdotes can be found in his 1996 book, “The Best of Only in L.A.: A Chronicle of the Amazing, Amusing and Absurd.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
To scratch that fully voyeuristic itch, we often have to wait for merger and dealmaker principals to talk for themselves: the sit-down broadcast interviews; the expansive anecdotes from a panel stage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
When it proposed the rule, DHS cited national security grounds, an argument the judge said "borders on the absurd" and was "based almost entirely on a small handful of anecdotes."
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
To determine whether these issues go beyond anecdotes, ProPublica analyzed the data collected from every state by the CDC to look for patterns.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
People made up jokes and anecdotes about him that were the talk of the town.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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