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Much of her work the last few days has been gathering intel on available flights, safe routes to airports and transportation options across the region from reliable, known people, Stott said.
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Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
That’s a lot of folks — none of whom are particularly well known or hugely charismatic — taking small slices of the pie.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Lamont previously had asked McCrory to step down from various leadership posts while the FBI investigation is pending with no known end date, including his post as co-chair of the Education Committee.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
By the time Friedmann was locked up, the central jail had been rebuilt and rechristened the Criminal Justice Center—a name whose ironies were well known to Nashvillians.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
That’s a lot of folks — none of whom are particularly well known or hugely charismatic — taking small slices of the pie.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Lamont previously had asked McCrory to step down from various leadership posts while the FBI investigation is pending with no known end date, including his post as co-chair of the Education Committee.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
By the time Friedmann was locked up, the central jail had been rebuilt and rechristened the Criminal Justice Center—a name whose ironies were well known to Nashvillians.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Known.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/known. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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known
adjective
: generally recognized
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