the people

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In separate comments to Fox News, he said he would "rather not" hit Iranian civilian infrastructure like power plants, as previously threatened, "because once you do that, the people suffer".

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

I’ve been on trips where half the people are willing to spend an hour in the kitchen and the other half would rather throw a pizza in the oven and call it a night.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Then there are the people whose opinions of you really matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

And I think the people who know me know that I’m a lover of comedy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

As their horizons broadened, I would tell them about the people living in the Beje, people who never had a visitor, never a piece of mail.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom