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About the latter: Lest we forget, the U.S. spends more than $13,400 on healthcare per person, almost double the figure in other highly productive nations like Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Sweden.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

Lest you believe it’s about falling in love, she adds later on: “If you think I’m talkin’ ’bout romance / You’re not listening.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

Watching from the Mall, Grace Gothard, from Mitcham, made her Union Jack dress draped with the Ghanian flag while Satvinder Cubb, from Chingford made a frock made from two "Lest we forget" scarves.

From BBC • May 5, 2025

Lest you think Handler is slowing down, on Tuesday she releases her third Netflix comedy special, “The Feeling,” which overlaps thematically with “I’ll Have What She’s Having.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2025

Lest he freeze, he wore a ragged sweater over the ensemble.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith