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City are big payers, and other clubs may not be willing to meet similar wage demands.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

"We need to commit ourselves to patient dialogue, to show courage in negotiation and to be willing to give up some positions for the greater good of peace."

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

“My pitch to him was, ‘Hey, would you be willing to leave that practice and come do that on behalf of the United States?’”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

And there are real frictions in rental markets as well, from limited supply to the risk of having to move—something you might be willing to pay a lot to avoid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

In 1962, CIA officials learned that the Soviets might be willing to exchange Powers for a senior KGB agent, Colonel Rudolf Abel, who was then languishing in a US federal prison in Georgia.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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