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“It used to be a fairly stiff competition for the worst chief of staff in history,” according to Chris Whipple, author of “The Gatekeepers,” the definitive book on the subject, “but Meadows absolutely owns it.”
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
“Voice of a Century” is not intended to supplant Allan Keiler’s definitive 2000 biography—one of Mr. Tommasini’s main sources, along with Anderson’s endearing but circumspect 1956 autobiography, “My Lord, What a Morning.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
It may be that there will never be definitive answers to many of those questions.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The researchers caution that the rankings are not definitive.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
“Later, we’ll make a definitive set, Addy. We can mail back and forth.”
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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