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She said, should the same situation arise, she was not confident the college would not handle it correctly.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
To ensure their loincloths were tied correctly, the Swiss wrestlers received help from a Senegalese wrestling star, Emile Francois Gomis, known as "Franc".
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Elsewhere, construction company Skanska has taken steps such as ensuring female employees have correctly sized gloves, helmets and work boots, rather than forcing them to make do with male-sized gear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
An audit by the Postal Service’s inspector general found that agency staff in these areas sometimes didn’t handle ballots correctly, mainly because instructions weren’t clearly communicated.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
Bertillon calculated that if all the measurements were taken correctly, there was a 1 in 4,191,304 chance of one person being confused with another.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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