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“I’m a hard worker who pretty much never takes sick days.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

“James, if he is not working, he is not making money, so he makes his own schedule, but there pretty much is no paid time off for him.”

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

That was pretty much when it was all over.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

That is to say, pretty much Wilson business as usual.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

“And the law is going to say that you own this land and you can do pretty much what you want with it.”

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan




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