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He even managed to get a more current jest in, teasing the group of young cadets with a “six-seven” joke about making good choices.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

So even with all of the other things going on at BDCs, there is nothing enigmatic about their core mission: making good loans.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

As a consultant, I was making good money and loving it — until the work dried up.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

And not every writer will be like me, making good use of what I learned via my history degree and careful to include solely information that has been repeated in multiple places with strong reputations.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

Exactly how it did that wasn’t the pilot’s concern, but making good on that pledge was now Dorothy Vaughan’s full-time job.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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