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

But life goes on, and the mood was celebratory.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

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

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

As the day goes on, the name Pamela bubbles out of every conversation, spoken quietly, but so often that it’s a growing echo in the school.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman