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Herzl found Rothschild paternalistic and overly timid, “a decent, good-natured, faint-hearted man, who utterly fails to understand the matter,” as he wrote in his diary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
The defendant has contended he did not realise that he had run over anyone -- a claim that another prosecutor, Marco Reinl, called utterly implausible.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Not because the story and characters were anything less than gripping —I was utterly transfixed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Beattie said Murrell went to "extreme criminal lengths" to cover his tracks and told journalists at Holyrood that he felt "utterly appalled" and "genuinely hurt" by the former chief executive's actions.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
A doctor who didn’t understand local culture might mistake patients’ complaints for bizarre superstitions, or be utterly baffled by Haitian logic.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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