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Scarcity of vacant land on the campus for all that housing has added to the diversity of opinion on Building 13.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
And for all that, it turns out that government can’t achieve the goals anyway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The 2026 World Cup final might not be remembered as a superb football match but it will at least go down in history for all that surrounded it.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
So much for all that excitement about technology and AI.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
And as for all that talk of detonating his arrows by hand, he’ll never get the chance.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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