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They did not understand being devoted to a husband who was still alive while grieving the relationship Alzheimer’s had already taken.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
The film follows the whirlwind, two-month career of The Wonders, a group so replacement-level that we first meet them arguing over “The” band names that are already taken.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Some have already taken the project to court, fearing their land rights will not be respected, while environmental organisations including Greenpeace argues the refinery "threatens to damage one of East Africa's most fragile coastal ecosystems".
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Ecclestone added he had already taken his shotgun from England to Switzerland and said he anticipated no problems as the airport officials know him "very well".
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Glerk worried that he had already taken the joke too far.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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