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But it did not take long for the shine to come off Sir Keir's squeaky clean image.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
“Boyle Heights and Skid Row have waited far too long for safer, more accessible streets, and the residents who organized for these improvements deserve more than a setback and a closed door.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
But borders are borders, and once Strickland has been ejected, it doesn’t take long for everyone to get back to Fan Festing at the various octagons scattered around the Ellipse.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026
Investors didn’t have to wait long for the base to form and be rewarded.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Too short for baggie basketball, and too long for regular shorts.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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