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The lavish public displays however, have not managed to conceal all the differences between China and North Korea.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Despite enormous ideological differences, Lula has managed to keep Trump on his side -- but only sometimes.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

After reporting the matter as a suspected fraud, Samyek managed to recover most of his money through his bank.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The economists note that adjustments to retail fuel prices will now be more managed, given government regulation enforcing minimum amounts of rollbacks in fuel prices across all oil companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

My uniform was clean, at least; I’d managed to wash and mostly dry the muddy one, but my hair was still damp.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse