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I saw Australian comic Amos Gill last week at the D.C Comedy Loft, where he brought up the problem I mentioned up top.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2026

Piker later renounced the statement, saying it was wrong, but the fact that he said it once still continues to be brought up, again and again, in El-Sayed’s race.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

Ketryx CEO Erez Kaminski, whose company sells software that automates compliance for medical-device manufacturers, said about half of his customers brought up anxieties about AI in calls this week.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

All four Mosley kids — their daughter, Jalyn, and three boys, Emmett Jr., Trent and Grant — were brought up on the principle that preparation was paramount.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

“Which makes it more surprising in my son,” said the old man, “for he was not brought up to the Law, but to the Wine-Coopering.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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