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People you managed or reported to years ago could hold your future job prospects in their hands.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Sidewalks and streets could get long-awaited upgrades, but don’t hold your breath.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
She described her sons, aged six, eight and nine, as full of personality and urged families to "make sure that you hold your kids tight, always tell them that you love them".
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026
To be Afghan is to try to hold your families and communities together while a succession of narratives are remixed, unmixed, overturned, reformed, forgotten and reinvented — and deployed as weapons against your people.
From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025
“Speak now or forever hold your peace,” said Dad.
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
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