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"He was the smartest man I have ever known but I know in my heart his inability to read probably kept him from fulfilling all of his dreams," Dolly wrote.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
"I hope that Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube will read the writing on the wall and enter into similar settlements," Lopez said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
For the high-powered set, being able to read a wine list—and order for the table—can still offer a leg up at work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
“I read it and I was blown away,” Scott says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Here Mama read aloud from Dickens on winter evenings while the coal whistled in the brick hearth and cast a red glow over the tile proclaiming, “Jesus is Victor.”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Green’s sign in it reads: Stop to laugh at the scam.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
It reads "like a spy novel", the jury said, describing the book as a "fascinating and shocking work about a figure who is himself fascinating and shocking".
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
“Many of us have been fiercely supportive of Democratic candidates and principles,” it reads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
But inside the cloistered environs of the Christian right, it reads as tough.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
Every time a letter arrives from her sisters, Suzi and Dina, she reads it over and over, cherishing every word.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
For a jaded adult, reading children’s books can also recall the discoveries of a younger self.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
“But I think that a better reading is that he’s barred from running.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Here, too, Dolly offered her region a tacit challenge by promoting the education reading can provide and, just as importantly, the empathy it can unlock.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
During Covid, Parton started reading some of the books aloud, in recordings on YouTube for children - many of whom didn't know who she was.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Just like Zara, he’s reading everything all wrong.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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