Santa Claus
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For longtime residents, the neighborhood itself is about as real as Santa Claus, or the tooth fairy—“East Williamsburg” could’ve just as easily been “South Greenpoint” or “West Bushwick” or “Tatooine” or “Six Flags.”
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
The "spooky" note, dated to 1964, said the coins were winnings from a horse called Santa Claus that ran that year.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Katherine Harloe, a colleague at Reading, said Gradel could be funny and jovial—gamely dressing up as Santa Claus, for example, for the department’s Christmas party.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
My sibling said she felt crestfallen and likened it to discovering there was no Santa Claus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
They seem to think we are Santa Claus, the way the children come around begging us for food and things every single day—and us as poor as church mice!
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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