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Reactions are kept to a respectful whisper.—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 26 May 2026 The power outage caused the metal cabinets where the drugs are kept to automatically lock.—Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026 The house had been in disrepair with the grass sometimes overgrown, but the former neighbor kept to himself.—Graham Womack
may 18, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026 Some aspects of the AI Act will keep to their original schedule.—Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 11 May 2026 The Mildred Pierce actress kept to herself in the last years of her life due to public scrutiny, entertainment historian Steve Randisi revealed.—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026 Construction on the people mover was initially supposed to be substantially complete by December 2018, and service interruptions were supposed to be kept to a minimum during construction.—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026 His wisecracks were kept to a minimum.—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026 Plus, these animals are generally non-aggressive, not known to carry disease, and tend to keep to themselves, Gros adds.—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 6 May 2026