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Jonny Carmack frequents HomeGoods stores at least once a day in search of food stools.
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George Etheredge, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
This land is inhabited by the Nenets people, nomadic reindeer herders who, guided by the seasonal cycles and the needs of their animals, migrate incessantly in an infinite circle of movements between ice, frozen rivers and incessant winds in search of new pastures in the most remote tundra.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Chinese migrants in search of jobs and freedom from the repressive government there started arriving in record numbers — increasing from just 949 arrests in fiscal year 2022 to more than 37,000 last fiscal year.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
The author’s predecessors left Alabama in search of better opportunities for employment and education.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2025
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George Etheredge, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
This land is inhabited by the Nenets people, nomadic reindeer herders who, guided by the seasonal cycles and the needs of their animals, migrate incessantly in an infinite circle of movements between ice, frozen rivers and incessant winds in search of new pastures in the most remote tundra.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Chinese migrants in search of jobs and freedom from the repressive government there started arriving in record numbers — increasing from just 949 arrests in fiscal year 2022 to more than 37,000 last fiscal year.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
The author’s predecessors left Alabama in search of better opportunities for employment and education.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2025
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