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The punchline landed just as Julia Jasunas intended -- except the American comedian was not the one delivering it.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026
The assembly member said it "punishes no one except the children and young people in Irish-medium schools".
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
There’s no judgment about how often they visited, except to say that — even though they never married — the couple were as much a family as any other.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
Kelyan, who goes by Harry, wakes with the sun every morning, except on days when he gets to bed late and sets an alarm for 6 a.m.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
There isn’t much to do except take the few things she owns, get into the car with Father Monaghan and Lulu, and go to Novaliches.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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