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Cody couldn’t get enough of the goings-on at the station when the two would stop by to drop off cassettes.
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Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
You could be forgiven for ignoring the recent political goings-on in Iowa.
—Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
His itinerary includes the usual goings-on for a head of state — a symbolic speech to Congress one day and a visit to chat with 9/11 families in New York the next.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The novel’s intimacy serves as an emotional call to the reader and propels the story as much as the goings-on do.
—Cathleen Schine, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
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Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
You could be forgiven for ignoring the recent political goings-on in Iowa.
—Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
His itinerary includes the usual goings-on for a head of state — a symbolic speech to Congress one day and a visit to chat with 9/11 families in New York the next.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The novel’s intimacy serves as an emotional call to the reader and propels the story as much as the goings-on do.
—Cathleen Schine, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Goings-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goings-on. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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