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“You’ve got to be ready for prime time and you’re not,” said Birotte, a former U.S. attorney himself.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
"Is Netanyahu real or AI?" an internet headline blared, pointing to a video that supposedly showed the Israeli prime minister with six fingers.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
In a Wednesday prime time address, the president assured that the U.S. would eventually end the war with Iran and that the Strait of Hormuz would “open up naturally” thereafter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
The Defense Department “is committed to scaling cost-effective autonomous solutions for the joint force and Lucas continues to be a prime example,” the spokesman said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
The prime minister is going to press the button that will bring all the computers on-line...the whole lot of them.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.