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He had what appeared to be a paid photoshoot whilst claiming that he was being harassed by the media, withdrawing from the wedding just days beforehand as he underwent heart surgery.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
"Looking back at photos now I can see that I had a lesion or sore on my lip whilst I was giving birth which I thought nothing of at the time, " Meg said.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
A former professional mixed martial artist has broken the Guinness World Record for most chin-ups in an hour whilst wearing a 20lb weight.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
He added he had previously advocated such a move within his lifetime, whilst acknowledging it was "not necessarily the case that that is now".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
I’d growed so accustomed to the cap’n’s grunting and making noises whilst he was sleeping that when them sounds quit, it caused me alarm.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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