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Nathan Hochman said Hernandez “threatened to expose his criminal conduct,” but declined to elaborate on what specifically happened.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
But some entrepreneurs have also identified business opportunities, including food sellers who offer hungry drivers bread and bananas, or more elaborate meals of spicy biryani rice.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
Instead, they're driving cars onto the campsite and creating an elaborate tent behind the car - with full-size beds, dressing rooms and even their own showers.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
American mahjong, nationalized by Jewish women, adds eight jokers, an elaborate tile-trading process called “the Charleston” and a dizzying card that changes annually and lists 70-odd winning lines—which can produce more than 1,000 combinations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
He gestured at the elaborate construction going on around them.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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