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Others, like Imad Bazzi from Bint Jbeil, spoke to AFP about the loss of their life's work.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Over the last month while in hospice, Frank did a number of interviews with US media, commenting on his life's work, the current political mood and the travails of the left.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Inside a sparse room he rented in Foshan for $3 a day, he unwrapped a strip of coated wood, evidence for prospective employers of his life’s work painting furniture.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

He confided that he had “put my life’s work into this massive document” but had received feedback in recent days to “Cut it down, Gorka!”

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

I would wonder why I had stressed over that research paper I’d written at Duke on the economic effects of Reconstruction if working at the Dollar Store was to be my life’s work.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad




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