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The Hondius was the final cruise to visit Tristan, an island that is otherwise only reachable via a six-day boat ride from Africa, for the season.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Judge David Tatel did this, he said, because he had no faith that Roberts would read the congressional report himself or know any of this otherwise.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

Columnists Gustavo Arellano, Mark Z. Barabak and Anita Chabria took in all 120 minutes, absorbed every zinger — scripted and otherwise — and dutifully observed each parry and thrust.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

"He's taken us all to places that we would never otherwise go. That's a huge gift," botanist Sandra Knapp, director of research at London's Natural History Museum, told AFP.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

True, there were traces of red powder scattered on the otherwise clean-swept dirt, and the stink was more foul than fowl.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood