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The day Contreras got the shocking news, at a routine immigration hearing, he said officials laughed when he asked for a stay extension because his wife was about to have their first child.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
All we’re really talking about, to be honest, is the IP, the access to the DNS server for Infowars.com, and some possible footage and archive stuff.
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026
Gad Saad is about to do it in reverse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
“When it gets to about the one-inch range, we’ll know it’s about to bloom for us fairly soon,” Tam said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
“And broken hand or no broken hand, he’s not about to leave a clear field for Glenn Tarbox.”
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
