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However, in the course of our investigation we spoke to six doctors who described a pattern of systematic targeting.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The firm in March bought a majority stake in Oak Point Partners, which buys what it calls remnant assets from companies, often in the course of bankruptcies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

They were simply following other orders, though they also employed methods that had been encouraged in the course of their training.

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026

Similarly, many of the revelations in “NAZA,” from “No Other Land” Oscar winners Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, were reported in producer The Guardian in the course of filming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

He said “our zoologist” as if they were normal words to say in the course of everyday conversation, as if most people who reached a certain standing in life acquired a zoologist.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green


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