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Kevin Martinez has come up with a creative new way to avoid shutting his restaurant when water runs low in Cuba, a common source of frustration for the business owner.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
“It’s something that I’m going to kind of go back to the drawing board in terms of treatment, training program. and see what I can come up with for next season.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Andrew Mikula, a self-declared policy wonk, didn’t come up with the idea himself.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
In 1988 the Chicago visitors bureau had to come up with a commercial to attract travelers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
I racked my brain to remember why that was, failed to come up with anything, and gave up.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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