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England's World Cup semi-final loss to Argentina felt like the most painful wound of all as the so-called years of hurt stretched to six decades - but the process of recovery has started swiftly.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The uncapped credit would cover labor expenses for production crews as well as so-called above-the-line costs, such as salaries for actors and writers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
But their so-called closed models that currently dominate the market are facing growing competition from open-weight models, largely from Chinese developers including DeepSeek and Moonshot.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
In fact, the so-called Roberts Court, named by tradition after the chief justice, is a misnomer.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026
The so-called cootie garages, which Anne and Ernestine now detested, had been the style several years before, and still were worn by girls who hadn’t bobbed their hair.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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Booked
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The Losers Club
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We Are Displaced
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