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Have you been asked to tweak the name of a category or punch it up even more?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

And sometimes the dream guests are not big names, it’s the people that we came up with in comedy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

So if you’re blowing up someone’s spot, you’re baiting them up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The OMB proposal finally stirred major scientific bodies to speak up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Phineas will tamp the sand tight to bottle up the explosion, channeling the blast downward into the rock to shatter it.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman