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We need not act like a superpower, he noted, but merely be one nation, no more and no less, among many.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

"A useful way to think about this is that shelterbelts act like ecological walls," said Hisano.

From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026

After all that happened in Australia, should the players not be taking it upon themselves to quell talk of a drinking culture and act like high-performance sportsmen?

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

There, she can be any version of what the audience believes an obsessed woman might act like — what outrageous and unpredictable things she might do next.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

“Lordawoo, wait. You want us to act like woofs around the baby?”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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