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He was there, he said, to show solidarity with “the strangers” — meaning the dozens of migrants and immigrants detained inside the building — and also to pray for the ICE officers stationed there.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

More recent new construction hasn’t replaced America’s graying housing stock, meaning the age of the median home is a record 44 years, according to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

In 2017, Sir Sadiq said he agreed to a full-time police presence, meaning 24-hour police protection, when the risks to those around him had persuaded him to change his mind.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

“I mean, if you can’t get excited about that … but obviously there’s a little more meaning to it, given the recency of our lives.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

“Look, a young Rostam walks among us,” said Samir, meaning the hero of legend and not his old donkey.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri