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“It’s the same as being in a top sorority.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
As thick fog enveloped the Moss Lane ground, he could barely see what was going on in a first-round game being televised live on BBC Two.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
“At some of the bigger schools, being on the executive board has become almost like a social status thing,” said Sagen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
Havertz was the only attacker who had any chance of being involved in the play, so the VAR determined offside was the fair outcome.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
“I’m all sweaty from being in the kitchen,” I said, noting how drenched my shirt was, and I sniffed it.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
“But what we’re learning is that human beings looking at things is not the gold standard—it’s not relevant anymore.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
"I believe that ghosts were once living human beings, so they deserve our respect," she says.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
"This is a very sensitive issue for us, since we want to give dignity to human beings, to migrants, to refugees," he added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
“Human beings have lived in space since the year 2000. It’s an oasis that we, as human beings, built.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
In the second half of the twentieth century, scientists began to realize that human beings could do something similar to themselves.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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