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Yes, the angry Angeleno archetype is a real phenomenon that flares up in local elections to smack back at the powers that be.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Nichols suggested this showed the sauropod had stopped and leant on one leg for a moment "as if it's looking back over its left shoulder".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Following that advice would have required nerves of steel as the market initially pulled back at the outbreak of war but then paid off as stocks surged to record highs moving into June.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The news signals that the company’s turnaround effort is back on track after customer backlash against a short-lived rebranding attempt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Phineas takes back his tamping iron and hits the road, traveling from city to city through New England and ending up at P. T. Barnum's American Museum on Broadway in New York City.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman