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Remarking that "life has not been as busy as it used to be", he said he spent his mornings examining his bald patch, weighing himself and pulling his stomach in.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2024

Remarking on Anne’s insistence on her own point of view, Ms. Pick-Goslar’s mother observed that “God knows everything, but Anne knows better.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2022

Remarking how his mother “wasn’t like the other mothers I knew growing up,” he praised her work ethic and ability to reinvent herself, while also calling her the most fearless woman he’s ever known.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2022

Remarking quietly that “we’re here because we’re here,” the actor identifies himself as the calm fulcrum of a gathering storm.

From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2016

Remarking that his province "was to execute, and not to make, the laws," he threw upon Congress the duty "of enlarging their provisions to meet exigencies as they may occur."

From Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 by Blaine, James Gillespie