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“Real freedom means being able to make independent choices about your own future,” Melania Trump said Thursday, but for foster children, that freedom can be hard to come by, even with a little extra funding.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Philip is a harvester of periwinkles, but says the sea snails - a delicacy in the Niger Delta - are hard to come by these days in the mangroves and swamps.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Taking misoprostol alone has also become a standard treatment for unwanted pregnancies in countries where mifepristone is harder to come by.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
The fires themselves killed and damaged a significant fraction of the areas’ urban tree cover — both private and public — although precise estimates are hard to come by.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
“He don’t know....I come by myself some Thursdays when my mama gotta work late for her family.”
From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome
