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The works give him a feeling of home, where he can no longer go for security reasons.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

And one of the oddities of the setup is that they’re typically underpriced compared with what they’d go for in a private sale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

On the Sunday before Christmas this past December, I asked Nana where she wanted to go for lunch.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

The Elland Road club are the only team not to have any kind of officiating mistake go for them.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

I just go for the popcorn and wait till the coast is clear in the halls.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri




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