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Savings from moving production and operations to a more business friendly state could help offset those costs, the person familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
“As a boy, I’d start weeping. And boys don’t cry; I’d blubber. I couldn’t help it — it was like a knife going into me. And my father said, ‘What’s the matter with you?’
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The organisation added that it had decided the matter warranted an investigation.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Duncan said he reluctantly agreed to withdraw his compensation application, with the understanding that Murrill would then drop the matter.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
Perhaps it was time to let the matter drop.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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