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Every now and then, I am asked how dependent people are on Social Security.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

“I feel very lucky. To be honest it’s the best of both worlds because I’m currently filming on ‘Only Murders,’ but I still get to pop back into ‘Bridgerton’ now and then and see everybody.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Every now and then, he copy-pasted snippets of Claude’s thoughts into another Claude session to make sense of them.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

"Yesterday morning it was as calm as it is now, and then it all flared up again in the afternoon," Cereja warned.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

“Every now and then he would show up at home with this totally bizarre long.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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