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"You can't even sleep in case you fall in," he recalled, now in Tenerife after finally reaching the Canary Islands late last year in search of a "better life".
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The “unexpected” impact of the World Cup could be a factor, with inflated prices in U.S. cities driving people to international alternatives with better value, he added.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Until we can all get on the same page about the ways in which we are willfully misunderstanding each other and calling it discourse, it won’t get better.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Nobody was better at playing a very handsome guy, the center of attention, who was also nonthreatening, not above a bit of slapstick, a little silly—above all, likable.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
“So,” I ponder, “my freedom might be different? My life might be better in another way?”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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