anecdotes
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Then came an outpouring of recollections, anecdotes and tributes, from all corners of the internet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
To scratch that fully voyeuristic itch, we often have to wait for merger and dealmaker principals to talk for themselves: the sit-down broadcast interviews; the expansive anecdotes from a panel stage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
When it proposed the rule, DHS cited national security grounds, an argument the judge said "borders on the absurd" and was "based almost entirely on a small handful of anecdotes."
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
To determine whether these issues go beyond anecdotes, ProPublica analyzed the data collected from every state by the CDC to look for patterns.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
He hinted about Cassius Clay a couple of times, and when I responded only with anecdotes about my interview with Clay, he finally asked what Clay had said of him.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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