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The RQIA's first phase report was published in November 2022 and examined the records of 44 deceased patients, while in a second phase a further 25 families came forward and those records were subsequently reviewed.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

Many of the women are former Harrods employees, nannies and private flight attendants who came forward following a 2024 BBC posthumous investigation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

If no one came forward to claim it, you would likely end up as the owner.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

Eventually, a law enforcement officer dressed in what looked like a leadership uniform came forward to beg crowds not to stampede the entrances.

From Barron's Jul. 5, 2026

Then O-lan came forward and spoke, and her plain, slow voice rose above the men, “Not that—not that yet,” she called out.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck



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