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While the film frets that the stupids are building an army to overthrow the world, it can’t even bother to come up with a counterrevolution.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Although Los Angeles city and county officials have acknowledged that they need to come up with a plan for how to manage homeless people during the Games, no specific proposal has been unveiled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
European spy chiefs worry that Russia's war against Ukraine is increasingly spilling over onto their soil, but Kyiv's Western allies are struggling to come up with countermeasures to halt Moscow's "hybrid" attacks.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
State Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez, whose district includes Altadena, said she thinks Newsom was trying to come up with a plan that would better prepare California for the next major fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
After two weeks of brainstorming, we still couldn’t come up with the perfect thing for Dad.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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