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He said he could not understand why his daughters' lives ended so suddenly, and hoped they were reunited with their mother "in God's eternal care".
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
“These people I work for are eternal optimists, and they believe in the rule of law,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Perhaps if Short weren’t associated with a detective noir masterpiece, she would never have become a useful metaphor for the corruption and rot associated with Hollywood and Los Angeles, or an eternal enigma.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
Her “Helen,” a satirical reworking of Euripides’ tragicomedy and the eternal beauty myth, ought to be better known.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
He did not care about finding his captor, repaying insults, or inflicting eternal punishments.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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