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I have a name, a body of work, but there are people who are jobless, stripped of their pensions and left in a state of utter abandonment.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
If the U.S. healthcare system is dysfunctional, then the long-term-care situation is a complete and utter disaster.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
Backs to the wall, utter defiance, questions posed and questions answered.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
But because “Marjorie Morningstar” wasn’t “Madame Bovary,” because “Travels With Charley” wasn’t “Anna Karenina,” Macdonald worked himself into a fit over the utter worthlessness of middlebrow fiction.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
He shoved me back, and like an utter schlemiel, I tripped over a branch and planted my butt in a shallow puddle.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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