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billets-doux

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plural of billet-doux

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Opponents are urging other residents to sign petitions and write letters to the zoning and wetlands commissions, and to attend their hearings to speak against the project.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026
At the same time, advocates point to reports of Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, receiving ICE check-in letters and then being outfitted with electronic ankle monitors.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

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