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Nine holes feels like the proper amount of golf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
They just want proper oversight and transparency—and a seat at the table.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
"In very busy locations with intensive use it is necessary for organisational reasons to ensure supervision in order to guarantee proper use and cleanliness," Sandra Holzinger, a spokeswoman for the municipality, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Polizzi estimated that he’d spend more than $50,000 trying to get proper city approvals before dismantling the treehouse in 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
And so he did what seemed to him the only proper and logical thing to do: He side-pocketed his credit default swaps.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Maus I: My Father Bleeds History
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 26–31
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