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Sonia McSwain, originally from San Luis Obispo, is a senior at the University of California, San Diego, where she studies English literature with a minor in communication.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

More than 30,000 Iranians have made the journey, about a third of the 86,000 originally expected.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

“The estate bears the name Shoemaker originally gave his villa, ‘Cedar Cliff’—a designation that eventually defined the very road on which it stands.”

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

"The question is what was their strategy originally?… I mean presumably they didn't spend all that huge amount of money, just for PR. That would be crazy."

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Leftover bone was used to fill the large gaps where my eye sockets had originally been.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge