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Cleanliness and cleaning up after oneself in public places is deeply ingrained in Japanese culture.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026
“We’d expect these funds to go through one to two years of maxed out redemptions—it happens in public markets all the time,” said Brian Moriarty, a research manager at fund-rating company Morningstar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
Sayre defied his Mexican immigrant parents again by earning a master’s in public affairs from Princeton University instead of following his dad into railroad engineering, before earning a law degree from UC Berkeley.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026
"Pakistan was very open in public in embracing its role as a mediator which certainly subjected it to certain risks, such as being viewed as the fall guy if things went downhill," Kugelman said.
From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026
My brother is doing fine in public school.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
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