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Despite the anguish — often told as a punch line — the winner of the competition offered a glimmer of hope to the nearly 90 attendees live-voting throughout the show via an app.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

It is a place she visits often, but she said the meaning of it went beyond her story.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The airline has said owning the refinery insulates it from supply disruptions in the Northeast and helps mitigate risk from volatile prices—effectively lowering its jet-fuel costs, often by several cents a gallon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

In laboratory settings, individual plant compounds often show anti-inflammatory effects, but usually only at levels far higher than what a normal diet can provide.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

“Mr. de Vries, we’ve so often admired your—er—affection for your bulldogs. We hope they are well?”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom