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In total that night, Talarico called out “Elon” almost as many times as he said his actual opponent’s name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
"We were asking what's the cost for these children. We wanted actual numbers, a real number of kids based on the geographic location of each school."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
For the third quarter, Figma’s free-cash-flow margin — a gauge of how much actual cash the business gets to keep from every dollar of sales —was 11%, down sequentially from 14% prior.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
Taylor loved playing the many sides of Ma Mac, though she chose not to meet McConaughey’s actual mother.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
I was missing the idea of Mom, not the actual human with her thin lips, round cheeks, and dyed blonde hair that needs a touch-up after so many weeks in hiding.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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