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“So we have to create these moments where teens organically come to that assumption themselves.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
He was mostly there to celebrate a dredging project allowing larger ships to come to that city’s port, already the largest gateway for energy imports in the U.S.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
Throw on a lab coat, spark a Bunsen burner, and stay close to the eyewash station, but hopefully it won’t come to that.
From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025
“How did they come to that conclusion, that it was justifiable, with someone not admitting to killing him?” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025
“Wouldn’t come to that if men would use their heads!”
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
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