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“Increasing the retirement age won’t be the only element in a Social Security reform package. Other steps will be necessary, and those other steps could be structured so as to better protect low earners.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026
Dagher stressed the investigation had not yet produced any indications as to motive.
From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026
The trial's first witnesses were the women who had accused Donaldson, known as Complainant A and Complainant B so as to maintain their right to anonymity.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
In the case of book value, it now needs so many adjustments as to be virtually useless.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026
“Alexander is dizzy, and Cassiopeia is in bed with a tummy ache. Would you be so kind as to have the doctor called?”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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