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Over the last month while in hospice, Frank did a number of interviews with US media, commenting on his life's work, the current political mood and the travails of the left.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

You can be scared into saving by reading the travails of a person who has realized that they’ve been left behind with Social Security and little else.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

“Welcome to Wrexham,” the Emmy-winning docuseries that follows the tributes and travails of a lower-division soccer club in North Wales, isn’t a reality show.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

But Ohio One’s travails argue for a stable and friendly business climate to attract investment instead of rolling “out the red carpet for any one particular business,” as Mr. Lawson puts it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

She tells me about her recent medical travails, including, as she says, “my two fake hips and my fake knee.”

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove