saying
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"They're good poker players, but they're dying," he was quoted as saying.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Worth Girvan said she supports more housing development, particularly near transit lines, saying the West Valley “needs to do our part” to scale up construction and bring housing prices down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Klein also pointed to a report saying OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar told investors that the company’s enterprise business now makes up more of its revenue than its consumer segment.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
But with respect to those concerns, I don’t think that’s exactly what Ocasio-Cortez was saying.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Sadie, ever loyal to my mom, had slipped it into my bag, neatly wrapped in foil, saying it was for the three of us.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Pochettino also has filled the mural behind his desk with inspirational sayings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
The following year, Pulte even produced a slim volume annotating some of his grandfather’s sayings and quotations.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
The song includes one of Arteta's favourite sayings - "make it happen".
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
My exposure to this all stems from being around salespeople who were not competent and didn’t have a clue in how to sell, so they fell back on trite sayings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
All the poems and the sayings were done in lively, or lovely, hands.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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