affairs

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"The 1949 act didn't actually open up any land," says Kate Conto, policy and public affairs manager at the Ramblers, formerly known as the Ramblers' Association.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

“Few of them, meanwhile, had the sort of experience and grounding in international affairs that he had enjoyed from childhood right through until the point he accepted Eisenhower’s offer to serve as secretary of state.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Orlando Ward, director of community affairs for VOA, said he wasn’t sure why the organization’s numbers were so high, but that helping people change detrimental behaviors “doesn’t happen overnight.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Maintaining a semblance of privacy is increasingly difficult in the age of social media, and how much we share with our unmarried partner about our financial affairs is on a need-to-know basis.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

She maintained far more control of her wealth and affairs than any woman Nhamo knew.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer