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“Some people start down this path and realize how hard it is. Many will quit. Others keep going because they’re committed to building a better country and a better world.”
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
Gonzalez’s claims against Ramirez, the DA, didn’t fare any better.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
“It is clear that the more you can do to save oil, especially diesel, especially jet fuel, the better we are off,” Dan Jørgensen, the EU’s energy commissioner, said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
In the field for this week's 90th Masters there will be no player seeking a first Augusta crown with a better pedigree.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
It was better to narrow the mind to one’s own need, not to see, not to think.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.