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These schools, having started with less talented and conscientious teachers, are then stuck with them despite the intolerable practices Ms. Hannah-Jones repeatedly observed in Najya’s school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
None of my friends like the artist and now I’m stuck with an extra ticket that cost me $126.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
City officials said they didn’t want LA28 to be stuck with insurance so expensive that it would do excessive damage to the event’s bottom line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
He actually uses his reservations, but you can imagine people using agents to hoard tables, or the human user not realizing the agent booked a table and the restaurant being stuck with a no-show.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
It was William who stuck with the problem—and stunned everyone by finding the solution.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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