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“And yes, for the record: we wish the votes were counted faster, too,” Newsom’s office wrote — a nod to the fact that the issue isn’t new.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 2026

Lee, for the record, isn’t one of them.

From Barron's Jun. 1, 2026

The achievements come despite lukewarm reviews for the record, with The Telegraph saying it had "all the emotional heft of a perfume advert".

From BBC Mar. 13, 2026

And no athlete’s copped to the injection, which, for the record, is supposedly hyaluronic acid, if you’re shopping.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 7, 2026

And, for the record, the urine-and-antiseptic odor that he found “so gross”—his words, which I’ll use as much as I can in his story—may not have been a perfume.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

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