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"Jeremy has been getting ready for this flight since he was five years old," Hadfield told Canadian singer Emm Gryner in a podcast in March.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
Published when its author was 28 years old, the slim, elliptical volume played a central role in Camus winning the Nobel Prize for literature at a time when that distinction still meant something.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
"Considering the ages of those requesting to join, we have now lowered the minimum age to 12 years old, because children aged 12–13 want to be involved," he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Police said the woman was between 60 and 70 years old.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
The chairs, the mahogany bookcase, the old upright piano, all pulsed with an eerie light.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
