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"There's not much the authorities can do, after all... These days, safety's pretty much gone."

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

But, after all, money isn’t everything, said Eric Premack, executive director of the Sacramento-based Charter School Development Center.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

You are, after all, grappling with different start dates for these brokerage accounts and different years for distribution, which also takes into account the market performance during each child’s life.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

They are on the same team, after all.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

If I’d known that, I would have made just one big raft after all, because Selkie sometimes slipped down the middle and I had to hold the rafts together for her to get on again.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr




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