But as the practice evolved, eager writers like Jefferson and John Adams (but not George Washington or James Madison, for instance), gravitated to a richer, sympathy-bearing idiom, which no doubt bled into intimate speech, now lost.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
The backstory Enviably located in Saint-Germain-des-Prés in the 7th arrondissement, the property is housed in the former Hôtel Cayré, where artists and writers once resided.
The script was written by Wish Collective, a group of five women playwrights.
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Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
In 1972, filmmaker William Greaves reconvened a group of artists and luminaries from the Harlem Renaissance including musicians, playwrights, poets and scholars at Duke Ellington’s townhouse for an afternoon of reminiscing and rumination.
Such op-eds are popping up with the same anti-family messages delivered by different authors.
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Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
The study’s authors further stated that the poison found in the artifacts would not have killed prey instantly, but rather slowed prey down, thereby making the animal easier to catch.
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