affairs
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Races for the office tend to be sleepy affairs, but this year’s contest has featured last-minute entrants, a whopping influx of cash and defections among the incumbent’s key supporters.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
And those troops have been unable to train or maintain their weapons, said Craig Deare, who served early in Trump’s first administration as senior director for Western Hemisphere affairs at the National Security Council.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
GTA I and II in the late 1990s were much simpler, two-dimensional affairs with a top-down perspective.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Gillian Martin is to remain in her role as climate action secretary, with added responsibilities for rural affairs.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Therefore, such men encounter serious problems in conducting their affairs, and meet all their dangers as they proceed, and must overcome them with their virtue.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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