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Even though tradition dictates only a man can carry on the imperial line -- which goes back 2,600 years according to legend -- opinion polls have shown high public support for a woman taking the throne.

From Barron's

“It’s a massive hole in a music scene that is widely regarded as the best in the country. But I’m not sure I’ll ever want to go back.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Cooper was sixty years old, but his thoughts went back to someone from his childhood.

From Literature

Kerr, a successful consultant to companies seeking work with school districts, has long ties to Carvalho, going back to his time as superintendent in Miami.

From Los Angeles Times

Through some inventive structures and a playful rewiring of romantic tropes going back to Homer, Groff stitches together a portrait of a marriage that she then carefully unravels.

From Los Angeles Times