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"We're famously a wet country but there's been a whole raft of really positive research coming out of the States that's basically working on the premise that water doesn't burn," he said.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

Time, silt and seismic shaking have filled in much of the “cut,” but you can see it in myriad movies, most famously director John Ford’s classic “Stagecoach.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

He is, after all, famously still babyfaced at 66, a physical spriteliness mirrored in his bright visual aesthetics and effervescent directorial tone.

From Salon Jul. 31, 2026

For the famously tight-lipped and proper firm, it was a stunning development in a week full of them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Even his famously toothy grin failed to put me at ease.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore




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