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I’ll spare you, but I could keep going for hours.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

"Short-term relief alone cannot meet the scale or persistence of this crisis, which has now been going for nearly five years," he added.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Still, the Knicks had two things going for them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Depending on what time our movie ends or if we just end up going for a walk instead, we might go over to the Getty Center.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

“I’m just going for dinner and then I’ll be back.”

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack



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