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We’ll begin this week, though, with two entries of service journalism about a couple of suspect uses of taxpayer dollars that are in the pipeline.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

“I was on a tube feeder then a puréed diet for a couple months. Then speech and swallow therapy. Then a vocal coach.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Don't ask me what happened a couple of years ago... but Paul Rideout in '95?

From BBC • May 15, 2026

However, there are a couple of reasons to be wary of chasing the stock any higher.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

A fresh wave of grief washes over me as I watch a couple of residents play cards, and I wish I hadn’t let Mom talk me into coming.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam