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She said she took out her phone and started recording after the first errant missile from the fusillade sped directly toward the Angel City team bench.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2026

He points specifically to efforts that started in the 1990s, when the council was led by Sir Howard Bernstein, to revamp the city centre with the aim of attracting new money and white-collar jobs.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026

Kevin Grolig, a 59-year-old real-estate agent in the D.C. metro area, started noticing that his clients were delaying downsizing their homes because their adult children were still living there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 5, 2026

"For your safety directing all guests to immediately evacuate," officials announced, as most of the crowd started streaming toward exits to seek shelter in nearby museums and government buildings.

From Barron's • Jul. 4, 2026

“Do you know when she started praising the Wallers so highly?”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom