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An external review into the circumstances surrounding Harriet's care, published in January 2018, identified 13 failings and concluded her death was "almost certainly preventable".
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
“As for my popularity, being your friend certainly has not helped,” she added.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026
It would certainly be true that those patients never made it inside the emergency room.
From Slate • Jun. 26, 2026
Better, certainly, than he had been feeling coming home to prepare for and play in the World Cup.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
I certainly did not want Mutti to have any idea how I really felt about Peter.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, Chapters 4–6
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