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Lawyers for CPL, the independent production company that makes the UK version of the show, previously said its welfare system is "gold standard" and industry-leading, and that it acted appropriately in all these cases.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Never has a politician so consistently acted against his own and his party’s interests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Ostensibly, the prosecutors acted to prevent the statute of limitations from expiring.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
It acted as a reminder of the work he still has to do and the consistency he needs to find.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Like Ona Judge a half century earlier, she might have acted because she feared her fate as she watched Dolley Madison sell off the remaining slaves.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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