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They don’t like to cede control, least of all over something they assumed they’d control forever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Bargatze catapulted to mainstream status after portraying a silly version of the famously reprehensible though widely respected George Washington on “SNL” without antagonizing anyone, least of all Washington.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
No field of endeavor is immune from this attitude, the art world least of all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
As the case proceeds, internal communications—emails, text messages, DMs—are going to surface that won’t make anybody look good, least of all Musk.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2026
There was no one else Joseph could talk to about any of this, least of all his parents.
From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick
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