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"It's going to be something very important for me, and very emotional too. It may be my last one; who knows?," she said.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

I thought that was funny, but I didn’t know if that would be something anyone cared about.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

He would like his next film project — other than the Matt Johnson and Bong Joon Ho projects he’s already committed to, of course — to be something more “personal.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

"We've been crying out for a long time that there needs to be something, anything at all. My query there is how long are they going to be stuck in the system?"

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

“There must be something wrong with it,” said Miguel.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown




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