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"I will say," Gavin adds, "one random tip is writing in motion - walking, driving, rollerblading, anything like that."

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

I don’t want to say too much about what happens, because it wouldn’t be as funny on paper as it is in motion.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

It also set in motion, Clay Risen writes, “the wheels of myth-making, idealism, and national self-interest that would guide the country through the twentieth century.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Beyond the tributes, Graham’s death also sets in motion South Carolina’s succession process.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

There had been public meetings in England, protests, petitions, letters—the whole machinery of democratic expression had been set in motion to impress upon the British Government the need for action—and not a thing was done.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok




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