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Now white haired with a neatly trimmed beard and sunken cheeks, Bakker’s once upbeat delivery and playful repartee with guests had been replaced by a grim figure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Studies also suggest that not everyone gets hang-xiety, and the level of anxiety does not neatly correlate with how much you drink the night before.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The whole journey—from military technology to civilian infrastructure and now global vulnerability—is neatly mirrored in the military’s own training curriculum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The “Mormon Wives,” a group of women associated with the social media clique known as #MomTok, never neatly fit the internet’s definition of tradwives, either.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

He’s wearing a white button-down shirt with a tie, and his reddish-brown hair is neatly combed.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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