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Leo will come right up to the doors of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a neat brick church where workers are racing against the clock to build a stage for his arrival.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
“It’s how to take technical deep dives into strategies and tell those stories in a neat, accessible way that’s relatable.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
It is historically a time for closing arguments, when politicians deliver their final pitches to voters in neat, disciplined packages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Filled with curiosity, the 36-year-old charity worker examined it - noting "really neat" handwriting for a child - and posted on her local Facebook community group on Thursday morning to track down the author.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Her brown hair was combed in a neat flip.
From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene
I grew a little neater as I aged, especially during Covid, but was never what anyone would call fastidious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Roger Rose, from Burton Latimer, where Kettering's ground is, is repairing a previous "chicken wire" fence with neater plastic mesh.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2024
Using résumés always has kept the decision-making process neater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2023
He was dressed in a suit and striped tie, with his once signature curly, unkempt hair cut into a neater trim.
From Reuters ● Oct. 3, 2023
Janie had written it for him, because her writing was much neater than his.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
Instead it was decided one big announcement would be the neatest option.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
“It’s the neatest job I’ve ever had,” he said.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
The union drive was far from the neatest thing to roll off Chipotle’s famous burrito assembly line.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2022
And, here’s the neatest narrative trick of all: As Christie characteristically did, de Gramont hides the solution to the mystery of “The Christie Affair” in plain sight.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 2, 2022
He was voted neatest junior boy last year, and Papa had hugged him so tight that Jaja thought his back had snapped.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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