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As for Parkins, she’s now cut the asking price several times; her house was originally listed at $650,000, and was down to $574,999 when MarketWatch talked to her.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Q Manivannan, originally from India, is on a student visa which is due to expire at the end of the year.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

“As we were making the film, Nick would say, ‘Your character was originally only in for two scenes; now he’s in six.’

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The passengers -- four Australian citizens, one permanent resident in Australia and a New Zealander -- are to be kept at Western Australia's 500-bed Bullsbrook centre, originally built for the Covid-19 pandemic.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The juvenile population in America increased from 1994 to 2000, but the juvenile crime rate declined, leading academics who had originally supported the “super-predator” theory to disclaim it.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson