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Throughout his career Burrows had a penchant for directing pilots because it meant “you’re better than an episodic director” and could create something new in the writer-driven medium of television.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
Others say that taking overall goal difference is better as that compares the total record in the group.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026
‘Don’t wait until graduation. The earlier you get into a real work environment, the better positioned you’ll be.’
From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026
There might be no better way to catch up than a crash course in American fiction, the experiences of individuals as imagined by the nation’s finest and most influential authors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
That’s his way of telling Grandma he missed her more than I did and that, in short, he’s a better grandchild.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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