La Cañada resident Trent Sanders, who frequently dings California’s liberal politicos in emails to me and my colleagues, thinks Trump is generally on the right track three months into his term, but with a few caveats.
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Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
Each application requires the card issuer or lender to pull your credit report, which results in a hard inquiry on your report and dings your credit score a few points.
One plot point is underscored by clanging church bells that definitely don’t exist on this empty stretch of land.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
In time, Ian started laughing at other things too: stories Eve made up about a cantankerous Russian named Boris, the word debris, pots clanging, keys jangling.
They’re woven into the tapestry of our front-yard memories—sticky fingers, crooked signs, and mason jars jingling with coins and all, but somewhere along the way, the simple tradition has faded.
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Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
And that repeating first couplet — which comprises six of the poem’s 18 lines and occupied the first day of this challenge — will surely jingle in your pocket for a long time to come.
Here, on starry evenings, there’s something wonderfully nostalgic about choosing a blockbuster from Calcot’s mammoth DVD library, strolling back to your cozy bolthole, and clinking a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon to the sound of a crackling fireplace—pure, country, bliss.
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Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
In the crowd, her husband, Jay-Z, clinked glasses with fellow nominee Taylor Swift.
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