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Colin Korczyk, a 39-year-old from New Jersey who works for a construction company, gave up early in the third quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Janice Mason, who works on site as a contractor, said: "We're just trying to highlight the impact of closing this factory."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“Not a lot of people do,” she said, adding that that’s changing with a memorial in the works.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

We also discovered—without too much surprise—that he often seems to fundamentally misunderstand the works he treasures most deeply.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

“If I could afford childcare for Boo. As it turns out, Celia can watch Boo. She can’t wait. And the days she works with Lou Ann, she’ll bring Boo along.”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko