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Saliba joined Arsenal aged 18 in July 2019 for £27m from Saint-Etienne, going on to become a key member of their title-winning side.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
"We didn't know what was going on," said Um Azzam al-Zaim, whose relative was visiting her for the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
“This stuff is a lot more complicated than you think it is, and there’s a lot going on behind the scenes,” he says.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
“Smaller trim sizes have an intimacy. … You want to echo what’s going on in the text as an experience for the reader.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
The walkie-talkie–phone combo would let him hear everything that was going on in the conference room.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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