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“As if I had to go to the back of the line and wait my turn,” Mr. Guimarães says, bewildered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Jolin said she had met with Manuel and told him that she believed Moore shouldn’t serve as coach if the rumors she had heard about him were true.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
That is when the value of a property falls below the value of the loan still owed on it - leaving the borrower with potentially painful costs if they suddenly have to sell.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
“I definitely wouldn’t recommend messing with one if you don’t know what you’re messing with,” Crowell said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Doody says he would have never considered such an endeavor if not for Joey.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
But that’s a lot of big ifs stuffed into a trenchcoat, parading around social media as an inevitability.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
And believe me, I’m not Zen at all, but I can’t do the what ifs, because I will always come out on the wrong side of that.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Don’t look back with regret or what ifs.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 5, 2026
“I’ve never seen this much negative coverage of any New York mayor. Fearmongering and what ifs count as journalism now?” one said.
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2026
The guilt, the what ifs, and the knowledge were for later.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
