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Liam said that the uniforms helped people to tell the difference but they would often "look twice" when they were called out.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Researchers called the terms ill-defined and said they aren’t used in international counterterrorism work.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

At his sentencing, Judge P Kevin Castel called him a "two-faced politician" who had used his influence and national security forces to protect drug traffickers who had bribed and supported him.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

In the Knights’ first two playoff victories over Anaheim Canyon and Oaks Christian, she has been called out of the bullpen to pitch exceptionally well in relief.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

I bite my lip at the insult, unsure whether—beyond me—her crack was supposed to be about culture, quantum, or the nearly forty tribal Nations within what’s currently called Oklahoma.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith