in someone's
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“A smaller minimum makes it attainable to also fit in someone’s portfolio and size the position appropriately from a risk perspective.”
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
I wonder how many people in this room are stirring the forces that will be ash in someone’s ice core 1,500 years from now.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
We are constantly in someone’s TikTok or Instagram feed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
But at Glenn Medical, she said, “you actually got to look in someone’s eyes.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025
Despite the fact that nobody showed signs of having been infected, the Elgon Masai could tell stories of how a family member, a child or a young wife, had died bleeding in someone’s arms.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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