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“It happens to the best of us,” he said with a smile.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
"I was just washing a car to the best of my ability and having fun with it, with the sponge and everything," Harmon told Entertainment Weekly in 2017.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
“We have to enjoy today. So if you’re saving towards things and goals in your future, fund those to the best of your ability, and then spend the rest.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
He asserted that Costco had countered the tariffs to the best of its ability over the past year, and “in many cases” didn’t pass the full cost on to shoppers.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
She would have raised us in our own country to the best of her ability.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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