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The then First Division club were interested in signing Armstrong when he received a phone call from his agent asking if he wanted to go to Brazil.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“I wanted it to be one of the best experiences of his life,” said his mother, Marjahn Moore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

“We wanted to stay in L.A. We really tried hard to stay, because of 1992 and all that,” Kim said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

I tasked each of them to craft an individual curated playlist for whatever occasion or mood they wanted to evoke for the summer.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

She wanted the universe to reveal all its secrets to her.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold