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Reached Thursday, a Southern spokesman declined to comment.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Mark Kaylor:, external Reached the middleweight quarter-finals for Great Britain at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

Reached by phone Thursday morning, Jason Wolfe, Andrew’s father, said, “Please pray for my son. We want prayers.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Reached by text, Lerner declined a request for interview, referring questions to the museum.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

Reached out and put him there, as you move a chess piece.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara