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The problem is that not everyone can be mother, and it takes a certain style of cinematic performance to earn such an honorific distinction.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

“At a certain point, it’s not worth picking up the crop, just to ship it up the road at a loss,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

If Arne Slot has not realised already, then he needs to realise very quickly that the Anfield crowd demands energy and a certain intensity from its side.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

"Once the termites reach a certain stage, they have to molt. They cannot avoid that," said Dong-Hwan Choe, UCR entomology professor and senior paper author.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

At the very top of the pyramid is a certain tricky monkey— confused and panicked.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer