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He said the use of glyphosate to dry crops was a "relatively modern practice", adding: "To say that it's essential to the growing of wheat, I'm afraid, is... not true."

From BBC • May 6, 2026

It looks almost too good to be true.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

This was also true when Tom Bradley became the first black mayor of Los Angeles in 1973 and when David Dinkins won New York’s mayoral election in 1989.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

“But I intend to deliver accountability and true public safety for the people, not the powerful.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The story turned out to be about a British military officer, George “Beau” Brummel, whose true love, Margery, was pressured into marrying someone else.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu