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[wawr] / wɔr /




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Paul was raised in Indianapolis, served in the Vietnam War in his 20s and moved to Los Angeles and then New York by his late 20s to try to make it as an actor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi added on X that "mediation has delivered major progress to end Lebanon War".

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

Later dubbed "quantitative easing", such upheavals included the 1980s savings and loan crisis, the first Gulf War, the Mexican peso crisis and - shortly after he had retired - the global credit crisis in 2008.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Starmer, elected with the second-largest parliamentary majority since World War II, had previously vowed to fight any leadership challenge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Armed violence between the factions in the historical period “Bleeding Kansas” continued from 1854 until the start of the Civil War in 1861.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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