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Fey revealed the lounge has fallen apart after literally being run into the ground by too many Five-Timers Club sketches.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Amarnath described the labor market heading into the shock as “robustly soggy,” or sluggish for some time but not falling apart.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The attempt went relatively smoothly, she explains, apart from a "nightmarish" section when cleaning a kid's playground at four in the morning where the game's bright primary colours affected her in "a very psychedelic way".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Another way a drugmaker could set itself apart, beyond easier drug delivery or a better safety profile, would be to demonstrate more effective weight-loss.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

We just stood there in the silence about twenty feet apart looking at each other.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls