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[juhst] / dʒʌst /








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“It’s just the last thing I want to think about. The last thing I want to linger on.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

There was no fraud, just human error — which would soon be publicly confirmed through a hand count of the county’s ballots.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

John Richardson had been instrumental in the RMS Carpathia rescuing survivors from the Titanic's lifeboats, just hours after it had gone down in the North Atlantic, killing 1,500 people.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

In a news conference in March, just days before being named foreign secretary, Velasco condemned the deaths of Mexican citizens in U.S. custody as “painful, heartrending, and absolutely unacceptable for the government of Mexico.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

But I’m on his date with my cousin—and not just any cousin, but my favorite cousin.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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