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But as we travel to different countries and cities, I picked up bits and pieces from each place, so it wasn’t just from L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
The companies that rebounded relatively quickly picked the right successor—often a veteran operator more than a visionary, and someone unafraid of uncomfortable changes, leadership gurus say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
Dan Burn - Not picked in the original squad but started.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
There, Woodward learned the business, cultivated sources, uncovered scoops, and wrote them in stories, some of which were picked up in the Post, which hired him a year later—nine months before the Watergate break-in.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
“Well, there is a way. The cleaning woman at the jail has a teenage son and they’ve almost picked him up twice. She’s desperate to find another place for him to live.”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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