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The Monday-night regulars at Sullivan County come mostly for “the hang,” Mr. Coyne writes, in contrast to the friendly but eccentric old gentleman who comes by himself most evenings to putt on distant greens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Together, these accounts had bet around $160,000 on the cease-fire, and stand to gain over $1 million if it comes by the end of the month.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026
Her son gently tries to dab it away with a tissue as a nurse comes by with a blood pressure stand.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2025
But one immediately senses with Harrison, whose father was George Harrison, that he comes by his inheritance honestly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2024
So I’m lying there in the bottom of my little skiff, munching on a sticky sandwich and feeling sorry for myself when the whoosh comes by.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
