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"It's basically about the satisfaction of starting with something untidy, learning the skills to bring order to the scene, then looking back at a job well done," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Wall Street was looking for deliveries of about 366,000 vehicles, so it was a miss.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
One of the more troubling signals in Friday’s report came from a decline in the labor-force participation rate—the share of the working-age population that is either working or looking for work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
As with all Labor Department reports, the rosy top-line numbers require the context of their underlying trends—and those aren’t looking so pretty.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026
At lunch one day, looking through the thin curtain, I thought I saw a figure standing just outside in the alley.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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