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I have a name, a body of work, but there are people who are jobless, stripped of their pensions and left in a state of utter abandonment.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
If the U.S. healthcare system is dysfunctional, then the long-term-care situation is a complete and utter disaster.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
“Andrea,” he could have said, “you were an utter failure and wasted 18 months of everyone’s time.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Bridge said what happened was an "utter disaster from everyone's point of view."
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
The utter blankness which met this question made him smile.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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