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You wouldn't be wrong to think of Two Weeks in August as something of a British White Lotus, a comparison its writer Catherine Shepherd has addressed.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

While most experts are predicting this hantavirus outbreak will peter out, it’s not the kind of prediction you want to be wrong about either.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

“I’ve not given guidance to the street because, honestly, I don’t know. And I know that, whatever I say, it will be wrong, so I better say nothing,” Saynor said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

That information turned out to be wrong: The suspect, Daniel Elena-Lopez, was carrying a bike lock, not a gun.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

“Nothing would be wrong with it if it came with instructions and a warning.”

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg




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