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“I ended up here because of the pandemic. It just went on and on, so I decided to open the bookstore,” said bookshop owner Michael Rex.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Businesses adopted a “wait and see” approach to hiring that’s gone on and on, NerdWallet’s Renter said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
Measurers do everything else: internal audit, revenue recognition, finance, legal, compliance, middle management, operations and on and on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
But there is also a cost issue, whether the essence of F1 has been polluted, noise, the changing road-car market place and on and on.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
Her mom kept going on and on about how this kind of thing happens all the time.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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