affairs
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Writing in Spanish daily publication El Mundo in 2024, Shakira, 49, compared the tax office investigations into her affairs to an "inquisition trial".
From BBC • May 18, 2026
The Times called the policy an unconstitutional attempt to prevent reporting on the Pentagon’s affairs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Professor of professional practice in international and public affairs, and founding director of the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Mitt Walker, director of national affairs at the Alabama Farmers Federation, says the region’s farmers are under “significant strain.”
From Salon • May 15, 2026
I pushed, even though it was clear Aunt Kitty did not want me poking around in her private affairs.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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