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Wang, square-jawed with a trademark comb-over in his elder years, remade himself as an economic technocrat as China opened up, then was tapped by Xi as disciplinary chief in 2012.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
A 2019 tribute after the elder Pulte’s death, in a publication of one of his charities, said:
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
"We travelled from village to village with our elder brother. That's how we learnt folk and rural musical traditions," Amaran said.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Boonrawd Brewery said in a statement last week that elder brother Sunit had been sacked and the firm would cooperate with any investigations by authorities.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
He was a clever, beautiful child, and though his elder brother would inherit the title and lands, he claimed all else—love, attention, laughter, praise—and he claimed it loudly.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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