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There is so much going on in his brain and his mind, and he’s a spectacular person to work with.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
Surgery is the only way to know for sure what’s going on, but my symptoms and history were enough to suggest to my doctors that I was a strong candidate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
As all this was going on, Chad would sometimes sit in the corridor outside the courtroom, playing with the toy cars that lawyers used to explain auto accidents to juries.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
If you’ve ever read me before, you know I don’t give investing advice — I just try to be clear-eyed about what’s going on.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026
I would close my eyes, and try to imagine myself out in the jungle away from everything that was going on, far from the war and all this unhappiness.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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