personal anecdote

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From Slate • Nov. 29, 2024

Haley is reviving the personal anecdote she would give in South Carolina - almost verbatim.

From Washington Times • Sep. 23, 2023

Haley is reviving the personal anecdote she would give in South Carolina — almost verbatim.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023

When asked what part of basketball he missed the most during the pandemic, James pivoted to a more personal anecdote.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2020

Apropos of the elusive universality and yet non-existence of Pisé work, the following personal anecdote or footnote to compressed earth may amuse my readers.

From Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) by Williams-Ellis, Clough