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
Where the curl had been, there was now just a small tuft of hair.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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