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None of the employees contacted by AFP wished to comment on the site's future.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Ms. Rabe strikes notes of piteousness, pride and, movingly, steadfast love, when she says: “Adieu, my lord. I never wished to see you sorry; now I trust I shall.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Hunnam’s take on Gein’s voice is based on information that described him as having a very young mental age and on his mother’s insistence that she wished he’d been born a girl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
One midwife, who wished to remain anonymous, said that the increased costs had led many to consider their positions.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
But I will tell you because I want you to know the story as it happened, not simply as I would have wished it to happen.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
