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When the Constitutional Convention concluded on Sept. 17, 1787, its president, George Washington, bought a four-volume edition of “Don Quixote” from a Philadelphia bookseller to bring home to Mount Vernon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Goro Miyazaki, whose own films include “From Up on Poppy Hill” and “Tales From Earthsea,” said they had to use a hotel towel to wrap the Oscar to bring home to his father.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2024

But tripping through the cosmos with her long-deceased father did bring home to her that “you have all these connections. You have all this love. ... You don’t have to hurt yourself.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2023

"My biggest motivation was thinking about having a medal to bring home to Patrick. That kept me going through all those training hours."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2022

He’s not the kind of guy I can bring home to Dad and call my boyfriend.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King




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