picayune
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Picayune earnings for rank-and-file soldiers often forced to do the dirty business of repression isn’t the foundation of a resistance force.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
“As the result was announced, the audience in the galleries manifest their joy by peal after peal of deafening cheers,” the Picayune wrote.
From Washington Post • Dec. 30, 2022
Mr. Hardin was not charged at the time, and wound up applying for a new role at a J.R.O.T.C. program two hours away from Picayune.
From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2022
On July 14, with NCMEC’s help, the FBI in Gulfport identified Stockstill, a former sergeant with the Picayune Police Department, as the producer of the video.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2021
“Madame Durand, did you hear? Is it true? The Conjure Picayune says so.”
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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