wound up with
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That may help explain how we wound up with “Alice in Wonderland”-style competing proclamations that made it sound as if Xi and Trump had been in different conversations, or perhaps different universes.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
All eventually were released or traded by the Rams and wound up with the Seattle Seahawks, who play the New England Patriots on Sunday in Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026
Christie’s specialist Giada Damen, who spent months retracing its paper trail and showing it to Michelangelo experts, said this foot wound up with a Swiss diplomat whose family held onto it for generations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
The company wound up with a 14% higher head count year over year, von Ahn wrote on LinkedIn.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
The salt I wound up with was greasy and tasted so much like chemicals that it actually made me gag.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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