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The last president to serve out his term in full was Ollanta Humala, who governed from 2011 to 2016.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
“We’ll find somewhere and take the kids. We’ll be out in full force just like usual.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
The Cincinnati Enquirer described her in 1976 as “a woman who knows precisely where she’s been, where she is, where she’s going, and is in full control of all three.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
It can be tough on families when the older generation is in full control of their finances but starts making mistakes.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
By this time the gates, the great Scaean gates of Troy, had been flung wide, for the Trojans at last were in full flight and were crowding into the town.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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