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The attorneys general of California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey allege the largest social media network in the world deliberately made Instagram and Facebook addictive for children.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Its general secretary Pepe Di'Iasio says schools are already trying to balance the cost to parents with maintaining a sense of identity.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
“When you have a salary system in place as we do, every general manager is going to need to make mixed basketball and business decisions.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
“The atmosphere that is here, the pride that everybody has in the school in general … it’s one of the most passionate alumni that you are going to have,” Knox said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
The public could not get enough stories about mediums or spirit communication in general.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
A total of 84 generals and 22 lower-ranking officers were held in the house -- known as No. 11 Camp -- between 1942 and 1945, served by valets and even allowed out on day trips.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Attorneys generals in 12 states last week filed a lawsuit to prevent the deal from going forward.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Working through more than 6,500 pages in Kolkata's National Library, he followed princes, generals, courtiers, royal women, imperial eunuchs and many others through tens of thousands of entries.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
He wound up mostly taking pictures of generals hobnobbing in Germany.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
“Were generals allowed to do anything that came to mind?”
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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