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There is no evidence that foreign countries intentionally emptied prisons or mental institutions and sent people to the United States.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
State judges who take these cases look for proof that applicants cannot safely return to their home country, have been abused, abandoned or neglected by one or both parents, and that reunification with a parent is not possible.

— Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

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Yolanda Renee King took a break from her social justice studies at Columbia University in New York City to return to her hometown of Atlanta to vote in the 2026 midterm elections alongside her parents, Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Miles away from his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, 18-year-old Cassius Clay (an exemplary Jaalen Best) and his Olympic teammates explore the coliseum.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026

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In the end the storybook house got its Christmas debut, with neighboring church bells, sheep, and a nativity scene for revelers.

— Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
Cicero, originally from Scicli, suggests bookmarking the Church of San Bartolomeo’s Neapolitan nativity, or the curious Cristo con la gonnella.

— Jenn Rice, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2026

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One need look no further than the mother country, declared Benjamin Franklin, to see the twin forces of warfare-state bureaucracy and public impoverishment.

— Jackson Lears, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
For instance, when Spain claimed the Philippines as a colony, the new territory's closest tie to its mother country lay in Acapulco, Mexico, which observes the prior calendar date to the rest of Asia.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of mother country

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Back in Blighty, the nearby city of Chichester is also a must-visit, with its Roman and Anglo-Saxon remnants, great shopping facilities, and its historic cathedral in the centre.

— Emma Clarke, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
Still, Bateman is a literary character that fits the bill for our times, especially, sad to say, in the United States, and even here in Blighty.

— Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2025

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Becoming the first Latino directly elected to California’s highest office is a distinction Becerra was reluctant to promote on the campaign trail, preferring instead to focus on his humble roots.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Mulching too early in fall can trap warmth that tricks the plants into sending out new growth, but mulching after the ground has frozen won’t properly insulate roots.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2026

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