greatest
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Who has had the greatest influence on your work?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
“If 24-hour care is needed for an extended period of time, it can easily be the single greatest expense of a person’s lifetime.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
America is still one of CMAT’s greatest muses, as well as the country that helped develop the dreams she now feels almost guilty for having.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
"It's definitely uplifting. And the greatest thing about it, is that it will carry on."
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Perhaps the greatest paradox about understanding “the woods” is that so many who enjoy it, or seem to enjoy it, spend most of their time trying to kill parts of it.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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