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Teachers tell us they pray at the site every day.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Asked what he would say to the families who lost their loved ones, Trump said he’d tell them they’re loved.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
How journeys not only introduce us to others, but tell us who we are.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
It’s hard to tell which part of Kerr’s campaign was more grueling: the nearly four minutes of lung-burning effort, or the months of monastic living that preceded it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
I guess Aunt J really did tell him everything.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
"We used to have a youth club right next to our school, so as soon as we finished school all the kids knew to go to," Adnan tells me.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
‘I don’t believe that an American citizen should have their bank accounts closed down, and nobody tells them why, or you have nowhere to appeal.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
"I'm 30 this year, started boxing at seven years old, and have had the dream of becoming the first black Irish world champion," Agyarko tells BBC Sport NI.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
"Without the ability to study these stranded animals over decades, we never would have discovered these bacteria. Every whale tells a story, and sometimes that story leads us into entirely new scientific territory."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
“Don’t think I didn’t catch the way you’re staring at the brother,” Gramma Liz tells me.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
But CFO Rafael Lizardi told analysts that it may end up spending on the high side of its $2 billion to $3 billion guidance for capital expenditure.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
“Over the next decade, cars will increasingly become robots on four wheels,” CEO He Xiaopeng told The Wall Street Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
"The peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar will continue until Pradhan resigns," Dipke told his supporters.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
"It just really shows us how intelligent orca are," Rebecca Wellard, a scientist at Western Australia's Curtin University who was not involved in the research, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
When we were done helping her clean, she picked up her basket of pea pods and told me to follow her out to the backyard.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Natalie Fleet says she has stepped down as safeguarding minister after finding the role "overwhelmingly triggering", telling the BBC that it was making her ill.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Korean authorities are working to restore order, with President Lee Jae Myung telling regulators to implement measures to curb speculative trading, “quickly and aggressively.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
I’ve also heard from various people telling me their whole financial picture, down to the pennies in their accounts, and the ins and outs of their divorces, estate fights and bad relationships with financial professionals.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
But anytime you make a documentary, you’re asking people to be especially vulnerable on camera, and they are often telling you about the worst moments of their life but from a somewhat safe distance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
I don’t bother telling her that I’ve also been waiting for Dad to come to one of my events.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
