turned out
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And there’s something appealing about an outsider crashing City Hall, which is way too beholden to sclerotic lifers who can be as clueless about what the city needs as Pratt turned out to be.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
A teenage model we are calling Beth said she was taken by her agent for a modelling audition in the 1990s to what turned out to be Sullivan's house.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The cattle empire that turned out to be a giant Ponzi scheme.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
That turned out to be a benefit on Friday.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
As it turned out, unit 2 had caught a lucky break when unit 1 had blown.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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