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Our parents are squarely boomers, and older ones, at that, and we grew up with a freedom that our younger cohorts envied but not the neglect that our older cousins complained of.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Ken Lerer, whose venture-capital fund Lerer Hippeau was an early investor in BuzzFeed and who served as the company’s board chairman until 2019, placed the blame more squarely on how the company was managed.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

That’s likely to keep affordability issues squarely in focus in the coming months.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Instead, he relied on showbiz hustle and savvy commercial instincts, teaming up with the musicians that became the iconoclastic hitmakers 10cc on records that positioned Sedaka squarely in the soft-rock mainstream.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

The piercing beam of a flashlight caught him squarely in the eyes, and he turned away.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen