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"I think a lot of people get put off very early on because they don't see any role models or people like them in some of the places they look," she said.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

More realistic estimates put the crowd size between 63,000 and 90,000 attendees, and, if one is being generous, 20 million viewers.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

The Athletics left Oakland, Juan Soto signed a contract worth $765 million and Shohei Ohtani put up numbers that practically broke the sport.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

But Trump seems to have reached a similar conclusion as past administrations, that China might require a relationship in pursuit of, as Xi put it, “constructive strategic stability.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Let’s put this behind us and start over.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam