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Leading a training session at a Wall Street bar ahead of the holiday, he filled two pints—one neat and tidy, the other messier, shedding “Irish tears” of foam down its side.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

"This offer was a neat way to open dialogue and to try to put the ball back in centre court," he added.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

And with neat symmetry, his Test return was also against Ireland in the first night of the tournament.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

One is the charming pueblo in foothills lined with neat rows of agave cactus.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Some were neat and tidy and others looked abandoned, with boarded windows and tall weeds growing.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn