affairs

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So no memoirs or thrillers or true crime or current affairs or hot takes—and certainly no self-help.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

He was constitutional affairs minister in the last apartheid government and went on to join the government of national unity formed in 1994 when Mandela became president.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Dustin Brighton, director of government affairs for the Coalition for Ticket Fairness, agreed that while the verdict is a landmark moment for fans, “it’s not the end of the road.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Maintaining a semblance of privacy is increasingly difficult in the age of social media, and how much we share with our unmarried partner about our financial affairs is on a need-to-know basis.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

“Not at all. You are sixteen now, quite old enough to be my confidant, and my experience will be useful to you by-and-by, perhaps, in your own affairs of this sort.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott