on someone's
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"You're creating beautiful work on someone's face," she says with a good-natured laugh.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Basically, it determines who is allowed to take out a policy on someone’s life.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
She soon found herself standing on someone’s shoulders, trusting her boss to catch her if she fell.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
“Those are tricky inquiries because it depends on someone’s state of mind,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
While he slept, a spark must have lit the powder bag—a spark from someone’s pipe or from the slow match on someone’s musket.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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