everybody
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"I'm a proud Englishman and everybody loves to represent their country, don't they? I'm no different."
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
“We’re all sharks in the room, but we’re all helping each other. ... It’s time for everybody to put on them big-boy boots.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
“And they might not tell everybody else, but it matters to them that I have that background.”
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
The past was basically: Become a subject matter expert, define what you’re better at than everybody else and then that is essentially how you make yourself rare and valuable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
My name was right up there on the board with everybody else’s.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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