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Two paintings by the Impressionist master Claude Monet that have never been shown in public are to be sold in Paris next month by the billionaire Schlumberger family of France, auction house Sotheby's said Thursday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Unlike legal e-bikes they require a licence and insurance to be used in public spaces or on roads.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
What if we encouraged our most gifted entrepreneurs, engineers, lawyers and others to spend a year or two in public service at the federal and state levels?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Of inflation, in public, with a paper trail.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
It eventually occurred to me that even if I was being homeschooled, I could still see my friends in public school.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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