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Luisa Di Benedetto, 56, a cashier, said a studio would be too small for her and her husband, who rent two bedrooms in someone’s Yountville home for $1,700 a month.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
In the worst cases, it gives the audience one last chance to laugh in someone’s face before they vanish into obscurity.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
You’re celebrating an incredible moment in someone’s life.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026
Jobs like this are not unusual, but Mr Emms said it was rare to find bees swarming near shops, rather up a tree or in someone's garden.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2025
Once, in the light of the quarter moon, they appeared in silhouette on a domed, distant green, like figures dancing in someone’s dream.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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