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Even the five-day habit of getting dressed for the office can build a person’s professional mindset and focus, Perchuk said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
According to Marcia, George was convinced he’d be laughed out of Hollywood because in the original script characters were running around and shooting at one another and nobody was getting hurt.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
“I’m not saying I can see the future, but I don’t see things getting better,” he said.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
He had trained with his father from an early age to master every possible permutation of getting a bucket.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Mom got ticked off at the implication that I was the rez equivalent of a country mouse getting to see the big city.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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