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Just 30 minutes later, his key worker Cookson put him down again for a second sleep in the afternoon, placing him inside a small teepee that was decorated in tinsel for Christmas.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

I still had to wait several minutes to check in and then was told we couldn’t sit at the bar because those seats were for solo travelers with reservations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

And indeed, for 45 minutes or so last Saturday, it seemed like that was what he’d come to do as he sang new song after new song on Coachella’s giant main stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

A widely respected Israeli news outlet tonight described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convening a security cabinet meeting with just five minutes notice, shortly before the ceasefire announcement was made.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

We stood alone in the room where a few minutes later we would return stripped even of the clothes on our backs.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom