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“Now, instead of going to a mid-priced restaurant like Connie & Ted’s, they’ll just order in.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
Tech billionaires—Laurene Powell Jobs, Jeff Bezos and Steve and Connie Ballmer come to mind—never guessed that the network of climate groups on which they lavished their millions would eventually turn on their industry.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Publisher Random House has acquired the rights to the book, titled "Connie," written by bestselling author Adriana Trigiani, she announced in a post on Facebook on Wednesday.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
On the CBS Evening News, Connie Chung said that the attack “was similar to the World Trade Center bombing in 1993 and similar to attacks on U.S. forces in Beirut in the 1980s.”
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026
Connie and Kathy, honor students and musicians in Carver High’s sophomore class, nipped at their elder sister’s heels.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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