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As applause for her previous number, “Please, Please, Please,” faded and Carpenter sat down at the piano for her next number, someone in the crowd suddenly let out a loud trill.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Magyar then headed the state's student loan provider and sat on the board of multiple other state companies.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

She has sat down with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during visits to D.C. and has stayed at the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

On Friday, just a few dozen travellers were in the usually packed departures hall, as porters sat on empty baggage carts and soldiers kept watch at the terminal entrance.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Him and Charlie sat with their backs to the grove, so I was the one to see Siren.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck