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“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
It’s a neat trick — even when Vance does it.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
On the roof, Waddy checks on hundreds of condensers arranged in neat rows to help cool the facility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Behind me the clerk wraps up my blouses, unhurried, making a neat crease in the brown paper.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
As I thinned out the garage shelves—recycling old paint, giving away a box of used electric outlets, listing plumbing supplies on Craigslist’s “free stuff” section—the shelves grew neater.
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 tie, with his once signature curly, unkempt hair cut into a neater trim.
From Reuters ● Oct. 3, 2023
“I don’t think that law applies here,” said Isa, unconsciously adjusting her neat ponytail into an even neater ponytail.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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
“My mother kept it for Amelia. She thought it was the neatest thing. It was never about that boy she wouldn’t even name,” Twiggs said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2022
“He always has the neatest desk in the class. He’d better or he’ll hear from his uncle. Do you know him?”
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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