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The amendment reads in part, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Hence, this gem of an anthology series, wherein real-life residents recount the stories that made them regionally famous or nationally infamous, while familiar actors and comedians recreate their stories.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
Travel was in his bones, and his brief time as a professional musician in the 1930s coincided with the Great Migration, wherein black Americans descended from slaves moved north in search of better lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Northern Ireland has one of the strictest alcohol licensing systems in Europe, wherein anyone wanting to open a pub or off-sales must buy an existing licence from another business which has closed.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
I busied myself for an hour or two with arranging my things in my chamber, drawers, and wardrobe, in the order wherein I should wish to leave them during a brief absence.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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