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In between, Saints scored with almost every attack as they racked up nine first-half tries for a 61-14 lead at the break, rendering their five more after the break as something of a come down.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
THE pied-à-terre tax is something of a compromise to a compromise.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
He was a regular on “Midday Live With Bill Boggs” and something of a specter for me.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Indeed, the 44-year-old -- the son of popular telenovela actress Maria Sorte -- has become something of a folk superhero in a country worn down by violence, with the looks and attitude to match.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
I too appear as something of a stranger in these early memories: watchful and grudging, oddly silent.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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