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Capgemini announced in February that it was putting the subsidiary up for sale following controversy sparked by the disclosure of a contract to provide ICE with a tool designed to identify and locate foreign nationals.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Sigmund Freud, to put it crudely, suggested that collecting was a pursuit of control intended to make up for an infantile lack of bowel control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
This summer they met again, walking into the Karakoram range, before they would split up for different climbs.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
After the freebie two-week period ended, I signed up for a yearlong membership.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Mr. Gibson said that he had engaged a room for me at the hotel so I could rest and dress up for the banquet.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
