affairs
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News desk, leading coverage of national affairs in major regions of the country ranging from Boston to Miami and across the Deep South.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
“ShiftKey unequivocally does not use any data broker services or engage in any surveillance-wage setting,” said Regan Parker, the company’s chief legal and public affairs officer.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
Around Thanksgiving 2009, a report that Woods had been in a car accident near his home erupted into a major scandal involving allegations of affairs.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
The UN's humanitarian affairs office says 52 health workers have also been killed.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
If the Beukers family knew all about our affairs, how many other people in Haarlem did too?
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.