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Do I want to have to send out a little digital warrior to fight for me every time I want to book a golf tee time, lest there be none left?
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026
I read such stories aloud and adhered to commanding officers’ warnings to keep “notes to the boat” free of any references to stress at home, lest we lower troop morale.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
In Borneo's West Kalimantan province, at lest 15 of the animals have been rescued from flames and haze since July, some stuck in plantations after fires cut off access to their forest home.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
They also encouraged firms that stayed behind to get ready to move lest they have to shoulder the tax burden the movers left behind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
He felt that familiar buzz again, but he couldn’t stop to look lest he attract his mother’s attention.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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