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We later showed one of the photos to a consultant in the UK, who said the scars looked consistent with the sort of incisions made during a kidney operation.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
As it turns out, this is exactly the sort of player the Knicks have in abundance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
The paper “published this piece with zero evidence. And we’re all just supposed to sit here with a straight face and take it like it is some sort of truth.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
"I feel like this situation is going to stay like this for a while; a sort of suspended, up-in-the-air state where those guys fire a few missiles, these guys launch a few drones," he said.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
“Yeah. Yesterday was sort of a tryout. Today I’m babysitting for real.”
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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