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“We don’t believe in a system that’s basically a zero-sum game that says ‘If we pay you, we’ve got to take that out of the pocket of another player,’” Meyer said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"He's not got time to look left or right. He's got to be fully focused on straight ahead and the next game, and trying to be as good as he can be."

From BBC

Government auditors called out the purchase—not for being tacky but for how the worker got to the store: in a state car.

From The Wall Street Journal

Arsenal have got to be careful they don't warm up in the Chelsea half again, for starters.

From BBC

But their message to homeowners who live near the mountains is the same no matter the ZIP Code: “If you live in bear country, you’ve got to secure your crawl space,” Bryant said.

From Los Angeles Times