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Eager to make himself something more than an awkward kid with sweaty palms and a bowl haircut who couldn’t read, Newsom mimicked Remington Steele, the suave character on the popular 1980s detective show.

From Los Angeles Times

"It's just things that you can read in some of the family letters."

From BBC

"It's just reading the game and adapting - that's the biggest word at the moment in our changing room," he said.

From BBC

And less than a third of young Scots say they enjoy reading in their spare time.

From BBC

More recently, priests have added temperature readings and ice thickness.

From Barron's