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“That was unintended,” he replies, only digging himself in deeper when he explains that, like plumbers or electricians, he was there to do a job.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
Maybe “what I do,” Chris replies, “is a little worse.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
When Suvorova confronts her mother after finding the catalog, her mother replies: “Everyone was doing it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
He often replies that after years of tracking his time in six-minute increments, he is glad to no longer quantify how he spends it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
She replies thoughtfully, “No, you’ll still feel it. But you won’t be alone in it.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
