Christmas

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Analysts, including Blake Anderson, found that the K-shaped sentiment had been easing, from around Christmas through February, just before the start of the war.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

As a nostalgia piece, it’s “A Christmas Story” with a third of the jokes, none of the cynicism and not quite the length to justify itself as a movie.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

James Moultrie died just before Christmas at the age of 79.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

On Christmas Day, the United States, in collaboration with Nigerian authorities, carried out airstrikes in northwestern Sokoto State targeting fighters from the IS in the Sahel group, usually active in neighbouring Niger.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

We didn’t have a Christmas tree, but we’d made paper chains in school, and Ma dug out our wispy old tinsel garlands.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo