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“This was certainly a modern-day Trojan Horse,” says retired general and former CIA director David Petraeus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
It’s certainly an ironic match, considering NBC’s longtime affiliation with the Trojans’ bitter rival, Notre Dame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
"He's a young, energetic former president" who is still "very loved and trusted, certainly among Democrats, but even more broadly," Julian Zelizer, professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
"It isn't every day you get to go to Iceland, and it certainly isn't every day your mum flies you there," said Lillian.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Ben certainly isn’t perfect—we all know he has a nasty temper.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ly
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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, Chapters 4–6
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Novel Study: Barrio Boy, Parts 1–3
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