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people

[pee-puhl] / ˈpi pəl /


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“Lots of people don’t speak English and feel displaced,” he said of locals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

“As you can see, things like this are huge benefits to our people here,” said Scott Franklin, a director of the parish’s chamber of commerce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

“Businesses say they’d rather recruit in a bigger market, but we need to train people who are here.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Women make up 90% of people with lupus in the UK and tend to be diagnosed as young adults.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“I saw some of the comments people posted on the videos. It’s so odd to be so hated by people you never met,” she says, mostly to herself.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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