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"If City can demonstrate the Commission fundamentally misunderstood the emails, failed to consider their proper context or reached conclusions inconsistent with other contemporaneous documents, that could amount to a material factual error," Severin added.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia, who was appointed less than a week ago, said China lacked "proper toilets" in an interview that aired on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
The Justice Department is investigating whether those insurers have financed other parts of his business group without proper disclosure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
He said there should be "proper accountability mechanisms" to hold ministers who breach the pledge of office to account.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Thankfully, we now had more high-tech ways of keeping the proper timeline documented so that a Butterfly couldn’t change things without our knowledge.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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