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Your best bet is to use machines affiliated with major international banks—think HSBC, Barclays, Santander—preferably during business hours in case something goes wrong (for example, your card gets stuck in the machine).—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
28 Apr. 2025 -
Image Piffle is better light than heavy, and preferably without a moral.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Desirably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desirably. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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