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But it wasn’t enough to put the former congressman from El Paso over the top.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Its mosques and churches reflect its religious diversity, and streets are named after John F. Kennedy, a former French prime minister and a 20th-century Syrian intellectual.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Lampard believed he could improve the forward having seen how the former Salford man's attitude and commitment.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
But after Christopher left, Julian became a shell of his former self — a cantankerous curmudgeon, known more for his Simon Cowell-esque criticism on the long-running reality show “Art Fight” than his work.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
I had heard through the grapevine that a former math teacher named Dorothy Vaughan was running NACA’s highly regarded West Area computing unit, which was composed entirely of Colored women.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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