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Though the polls are tight, Sand, a two-term statewide incumbent, has a clear lead in a campaign where he long established a moderate image and emphasized his disdain for politics as usual.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
Ueda: Investors will cling to Ueda’s every word at his usual post-meeting briefing for hints on what the BOJ might do at its final meeting of the year in December.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Dawn lists the usual monthly bills, including their mortgage, council tax and energy costs, adding "there's no regular meals out or anything like that".
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
For Seyfried, who normally takes care to draw clear boundaries between her life and work — living on a farm and avoiding the usual trappings of celebrity — the task is ambitious and hazardous.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
There was nothing about his outfit or his haircut to give me the usual clues, but there was something off about him all the same.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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I’m Kelvin Washington, alongside the usuals, Yvonne Villarreal, we got Mark Olsen as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
The writer pointed to the standard empirical data points – consumer confidence, morale, the usuals – but eventually landed on the basic plausible theory that chasing down conspiracies is just plain fun.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2025
It was what she loved most about the job, getting to know the usuals, soaking in how they looked at her — as an equal, not as someone to hurry past on the sidewalk.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 2019
It is a Tuesday afternoon and I am sitting in the hairdressers, having both my usuals: a short back and sides and a mild attack of awkwardness.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 17, 2016
We get in the long line and get our usuals, a Caesar salad for her, a burger and milk shake for me, and a heaping plate of french fries for us to share.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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