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Long before this sort of content became a social media phenomenon, programmes such as Britain's Biggest Hoarders, The Hoarder Next Door and Hoarder SOS were attracting audiences on television.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

The iPhone is also a sort of “consumer AI ‘toll booth,’” he said, given its role as “the primary AI interaction device” for users.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

“That was sort of his way of saying: I’m not like you and I’m going to beat you anyway,” Dinerman said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

“If he’d been born in the U.S. he’d be the CEO of a company or some wunderkind. It’s sort of unfortunate he was born in the milieu that he was. He’d be successful anywhere.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

From what he did say, I sort of pieced together an answer.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott




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