wrote
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Under a photo of Star with a cross-eyed expression, he wrote, “I love you, my daddy Michael. Your son, Blowhole.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
"Up until now questions have followed patterns but this paper tended to have a few more irregularities", wrote Caltuma.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Alex Matturri, a former CEO of S&P Dow Jones Indices, wrote on LinkedIn that his one-time employer was “the adult in the room” for sticking with its original policies.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
He wrote diary notes based on his memory that informed his book.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
I flip through it and can’t help but laugh a little when I see the note he wrote after one of our games last year.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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