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I’d read “Handmaid’s” and “The Testaments” prior to this job and, obviously, I knew about the show.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

In a statement sent to the BBC earlier in April a defence ministry spokesman confirmed that males aged 17 and older were required to obtain prior approval for stays abroad lasting longer than three months.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The analyst says the targets represent a roughly 100 basis-point step-up from its prior 2024-2026 growth target, “and more in-line with its Canadian pipeline peers, which we view favorably.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

That’s up from a prior forecast of a 5% to 6% gain.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

We won her freedom after establishing that she had had a tubal ligation five years prior to her arrest, which made it biologically impossible for her to conceive, let alone give birth to, a child.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson