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“Because we were doing it in our own backyard, if you will, we had the luxury to fail, which meant we had the opportunity to do something extraordinary,” says Duffield over the phone.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

"I can make out all the letters of the alphabet, even the smallest ones," he marvelled, pointing to his phone screen.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

He added that his first notification on his phone had told him to update a long list of apps, which left him "overwhelmed with emotion".

From BBC • May 27, 2026

“Our hands are tied behind our backs,” Dr. Erin Large later told her, according to a journal Waldorf began keeping on her phone and shared with ProPublica.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

I pull out my phone and show her a picture of Mav.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam