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He said the victim had been "a well-known local figure, a religious leader from Mongbwalu", which is home to 130,000 people.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Now, said Turbé, staffers’ time can be spent “doing the baking rather than staring at the paper trying to figure out what they’re supposed to be doing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Thirty-five years after his death, jazz giant Miles Davis, who would have turned 100 years old Tuesday, remains a truly larger-than-life figure in music and well beyond.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Yates said he thought the Welsh government had "done a good job of talking about the headline figure of 60 days", but the small print showed "this won't apply to a significant part of Wales".

From BBC • May 25, 2026

I held the camera steady over the cloaked figure of Essa Lightborne, whose arms were upraised, light pouring from her hands.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows