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Claire made Jack a promise while he lay in her arms in hospital - and this week she feels like, more than a decade on, she kept that promise.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Tony Roach, Southwest’s chief customer and brand officer, said Southwest debated names at length but kept it simple because that’s what frequent travelers know best.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
In 2008, while the City Council was taking a second look at Special Order 40, Gates pushed back on the idea that it kept police from working with immigration authorities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Those interviewed all said the mother and son kept to themselves and that he rarely went out.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
We kept the shop open, not because anyone was interested in watches, but because people wanted to see Father.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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