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Pete

Idioms

Also, Peter. See for one's (Pete's) sake; honest to god (Pete); rob Peter to pay Paul.

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Pete

"Pete Hegseth gets an 'A' PLUS, PLUS, PLUS," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

Plus, Rep. Thomas Massie introduced articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth and Anthropic is forging ahead with its IPO later this month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Danni Gillam-Kirton, an assistant headteacher from Nottinghamshire, lost her parents Pete and Fran in the fire.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Rep. Pete Aguilar, a fourth-generation Mexican American from Redlands, is the third most powerful Democrat in Congress as the head of the party’s House caucus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Apparently he’d had a great time watching the national fireworks with his new friend, Pete.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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