join the club
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Uganda officially named its oil "Pearl Sweet" on Wednesday as its energy secretary said it expects to join the club of oil-exporting nations by the end of the year.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Six months later, Bezos still hasn’t received an invitation to join the club.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
"We did not come to Congress to join the club," he said.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
Another pupil to join the club is 13-year-old Elizabeth, who got involved when she arrived at the school in Year 7, having previously taken some beekeeping assessments.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
He says that’s why it surprised him that I didn’t want to join the club at first.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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