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This is especially true now that the kind of storage facilities that 30 years ago were mom and pop operations, with mom and pop living on the premises, are managed remotely by large corporations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Most of us are so familiar with this revolution’s sour consequences that we hardly bother to question its premises anymore.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
The fire at the premises on the Crossnamuckley Road was reported at about 19:15 BST on Saturday.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Secondly, the supermarket must pass the "inadequacy" test in which it has to show the number of existing licensed premises in an area is inadequate to meet the needs of the public.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Aristotelian philosophers thought that all true knowledge could be expressed in syllogistic form, arguing from indisputable premises to undeniable conclusions, all based on Evidence-Perspicuity.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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