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She said she went to the school "trying to make sense of what's going on."
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
These were regular people who saw what was going on in the world and decided that they needed to do something about it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Viewers are left with a lot to debate about what is going on with Elizabeth Holmes and Billy Evans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
"I understand there's other things that are going on, but you're not dealing with it down there, are you? It's going to get dealt with after the event anyway."
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
I was laughing and watching what was going on when I realized why the monkeys were acting so strangely.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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