goes on

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“We want people to know about what goes on in Mexico,” said Héctor Flores, co-founder of Light of Hope, whose volunteers uncovered a human skull in a Zapopan ravine last week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Austrian-British philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein once warned that philosophical problems arise when “language goes on holiday.”

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Twice a week, he goes on Zoom to receive training from a Canadian Football League quarterback.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Another problem emerges as the piece goes on: Taylor herself is in love.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

I have a feeling this is one of those stories she’s going to be telling forever, the kind that gets bigger and crazier the more time goes on.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish