been there
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If he hadn’t been there, a Russian would claim it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
“We became melded, and he has never left me . . . He has always been there, and it’s a relationship that I am happy to continue with.”
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
The double standard has always been there, but now it’s too obvious to pretend away or disguise.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
Unbelievably, someone had already been there earlier that day, like a ghost we had neither seen nor heard nor felt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
In the frosty early mornings or in the heat of the sun, when they were injured, or giving birth to their calves, or when they needed comfort as the Dragon roared, he had been there.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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