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He was hired as a production assistant on “All Things Considered” in 1975 before becoming a weekend co-host for the show in 1978.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
A: Most businesses essentially ran a zero-risk tolerance for breaking things, so they would test the hell out of a patch before they put it into production.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
I still have one of those stuffed animals, a dog named Bou my dad bought me just a few years before he suddenly died when I was a child.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
His pole was a surprise because the people most likely to achieve it before qualifying had appeared to be one of the Ferrari drivers or Verstappen.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Thankfully, I manage to rush out of both classes before she can approach me and make her pitch.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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