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[kar-ee] / ˈkær i /




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Julián Delgado Lopera appeared onstage, pulled his brand new novel, “Pretend You’re Dead and I Carry You,” out of the purse with two heads and read a sticky-noted passage aloud to the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

“Pretend You’re Dead and I Carry You” alchemized those months of research, plus a decade of drafts, residencies at the Headland Center for the Arts and Hedgebrook, as well as notebooks upon notebooks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

One of Sandgate's famous late residents was the actress Hattie Jacques, known for her role in the classic Carry On films.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Carry that has vested can be unvested if someone goes to a competitor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

“Oh, come on, Flatnose. You’re almost as bad as Basta. Carry on like this and you’ll be hanging a stinking rabbit’s foot around your own neck, too.”

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke




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