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[bee, bi] / bi, bɪ /




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"It's a very nice place to be. It's just something about the daylight and the peacefulness of it. The cats come with me and sometimes the tortoise as well."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

"There won't be escalation. I don't think there needs to be. Look, the place is falling apart. It's a mess, and they sort of lost control," he told reporters on Wednesday.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Translated from French by The Times, he wrote, “You have been a true inspiration in my life and you will always be. ... Another star in the sky. Thank you for everything, my aunt.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

“Zcash is what bitcoin should be. It’s what bitcoin was originally meant to be,” said Tushar Jain, co-founder of Multicoin Capital, a venture-capital firm that recently built a significant position in Zcash.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

“But I shouldn’t be. Sure, I know how to play games. But I’m still not great at all the library stuff.”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein




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