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But behind those calls are people who have spent decades carefully building a nest egg and are afraid to miss the SpaceX launch.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Then she spent time living in a convent house herself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“That’s where I spent so much time, in this last remaining piece of China City,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

It makes sense, then, that he spent much of his time in ’90s celebrity culture fixated on O.J.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

“That you’d be happy for me. That you’d be proud of me. Now that I’ve spent so much time helping you, I hoped you’d let me do something that’s important to me.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam