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“My feeling is, we’ve got to try something different,” he said, “and money talks.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
“The property manager has got to know the age of the roof, the plumbing, the elevator. Ask for information surrounding the condo,” Lester told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
"We all worked together to convince ourselves once we got to that point where it was 10 to 2," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Ferris Wafle and Michael O’Conner never got to meet their great-grandson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
It would get Tansy out of the teaching trade and off our backs, with any luck before we got to long division.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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