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A few years back, I stopped into my favorite vintage poster shop to splurge on a 1987 one-sheet for “Fatal Attraction,” designed by Polish artist Maciej Kalkus.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
At the same time, Japan has stopped building up its Treasury purchases from a baseline of $1.1 trillion in 2016.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
A 67-year-old woman jumped off a boat over the weekend to get close to the whale before she was stopped, the Associated Press reported.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
But the courier was sent home after a Customs and Border Protection agent stopped him at the Miami airport and got the letter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
For days, for weeks, we never stopped looking for her, asking after her.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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