thought
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“I thought the story was really fully told,” he told the Telluride crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
"I thought one of the two is going to win," Wolff said.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Angela Maike, a retiree from the city, told AFP: "I thought the result would be around 41 percent, but it's higher."
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Voters who thought they were getting change when they elected him in 2025 are disappointed, leaving his approval rating in the pits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Joey Guerrero thought her life in the United States would only last a short while, but each week stretches into the next and she still isn’t cured.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
The women who have these thoughts are not bad or evil.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
“Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with the participant’s family, friends, and those affected by this loss,” the statement read.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
For the neuroscientist Antonio Damasio, the essence of consciousness is as much in our feelings as in our thoughts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
She extended her thoughts and prayers to his family and friends.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
I didn’t want to give him a chance to collect his thoughts, so I picked up two of his suitcases.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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