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That comparison might sound hyperbolic since Vietnam was a 20-year meat-grinder of a war that cost the lives of more than 50,000 Americans and something like 3.5 million Vietnamese, both troops and civilians.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
“Normally the market would not want to see something like that,” Bohne said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
“When you do something like that, I have to decide whether it’s true or false and then just play the scene with enough sincerity,” Oldman says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Citi expects a new Siri app to resemble something like OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot while also serving as an AI assistant across applications on Apple’s operating systems.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
“Hmm. We figured it might be something like that. Jackson went over there looking, but he didn’t find you.”
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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