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“You’ve got to be ready for prime time and you’re not,” said Birotte, a former U.S. attorney himself.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

In a Wednesday prime time address, the president assured that the U.S. would eventually end the war with Iran and that the Strait of Hormuz would “open up naturally” thereafter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

"Is Netanyahu real or AI?" an internet headline blared, pointing to a video that supposedly showed the Israeli prime minister with six fingers.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Otherwise, though, this was a prime ministerial address peppered with gloomy language.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Dozens of nations were invited to attend, but in the end the conference was dominated by three men: French premier Georges Clemenceau, British prime minister David Lloyd George, and American president Woodrow Wilson.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman