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[trahy] / traɪ /








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“I never try to convince anyone to come in for a session,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

“Governments that try to cushion every shock for every household risk undermining fiscal sustainability at their peril,” ECB President Christine Lagarde said in a speech Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

"I try to remember how his voice sounded... how he would giggle," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

"We're at the point in history when it's urgent to try and solve this problem," he said, yet "very few resources are being put into it".

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

You search for Lucy and Levi, try not to look obvious about it.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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