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It hardly seems as though there is room for any kind of overreaching music director.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Yet O’Connor condemned RIH’s move as an underhanded gambit to “circumvent” his authority, as though he alone had a claim to litigate this dispute and McElroy was an impudent interloper.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
Though they had fought hard in the opening game of the Western Conference finals, it looked as though they were about to come up just short.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
For now, they remain hopeful of succeeding in their survival fight, even if it looks from the outside as though it is an impossible task.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
“There was even a Butterfly hiding under the stage,” Officer Salzburg said conspiratorially, leaning forward as though he was telling me a secret I didn’t already know.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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