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“We have the biggest reserves but how’s that feed the people? I prefer to have the fifth-, sixth- or seventh-biggest reserves but to be the biggest producer.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
“It’s values, OK? You’re my friend, but whoa, my friend’s got some wacky ideas here, and how’s that going to look if I’m supporting her?”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2024
Sheesh, how’s that for a cue to leave?
From Slate • Feb. 10, 2024
One father-of-two said: "We haven't got the infrastructure. We live next door to the runway. Sanitisation - how's that going to be dealt with?"
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2023
"I didn't kill Westing, if that's what you mean, and the only unusual thing I saw was Turtle Wexler. I think the pest is madly in love with me; how's that for luck?"
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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