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While this scenario is frustrating, I’d encourage you to try to see things from Mary’s perspective.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
He views cycling as a form of civic engagement and a way to see things otherwise invisible when speeding by in a car.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Robert F. Kennedy, borrowing from George Bernard Shaw, declared that “some men see things as they are and ask why; I dream things that never were and ask why not.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Prof Neff said the electorate could see things differently though.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
“Do you have problems with your eyes? Maybe you can see things better when they’re far away?”
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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