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For extra income, he worked home-repair jobs and she started a charm school to teach Black girls how to model.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Don’t get too worked up—at least not yet.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Livesey previously worked as editor-in-chief of Sullivan's Sport newspapers and now presents a weeknight show on BBC Radio 5 Live.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

They worked on it for more than a year, with weekly prayer group meetings.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

With all that exertion, he’d worked up quite the thirst.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman