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For a solid few hours, every other sentence between my roommate and I was “I want to throw up” and “Is this real?”
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
And I suppose we're now trying to compete in a market for those scraps of digital content with every other football club in the country.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
“The fact that it was significantly cheaper than every other school made Bowdoin an easy decision for me,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Indeed, the tech and communications sectors are the only two in the red this month, while every other corner of the market has advanced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
“For today! For the whole stupid thing! I should have talked to you more. Said more stuff to you. But I didn’t. I don’t know why, but I didn’t. I’m just like every other idiot.”
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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