being there
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Suzanne, who is "so strong but not overly sentimental", sent her an engraved miniature picture frame out of the blue years later simply thanking Louise for being there when she was needed.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“He’s lived a lifetime of being there for his neighbors,” Cabrera said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
They thanked me for being there, and said they wished more Albanian journalists would come and talk to them.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
“It’s just managing it all. And there’s no way around not feeling a little guilty about not being there at times you should or you think you should.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
He had not been back to America since completing his survey there eighteen years earlier and had no known reason for being there, or any friends or patrons to greet him.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
