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So with Spielberg once again looking skyward, we decided to revisit the director’s long cinematic relationship with aliens, as figures of astonishment, terror, transcendence and, occasionally, giant crystal skulls from another dimension.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Trump’s Diet Coke habit is legendary—the New York Times once reported that he drinks a dozen of them a day.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

They withdrew these once the trial, in a military court, began.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

That’s when Anunoby appeared once again, flying over a scrum of Spurs that included 7-foot-4 Victor Wembanyama to reach the ball with the tips of his fingers and send it spinning through the rim.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

I bumped into him in the hall once.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold