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But that firewall is now under threat, and the party is hoping Siegmund provides the friendly face it needs to close the deal with centrist voters.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

"If you don't run from it and you try to face it, it devours you," Ecologio Cabrera, 86, told AFP after fleeing with nothing.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

Let’s face it: it’s a drop in the ocean.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

“I was so struck on ‘Oppenheimer’ by what Imax could do for the human face, it seemed like it bore a hole into Cillian Murphy’s.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

I understood what was probably happening, but I wasn’t ready to face it.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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