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That fortune swelled over the years as his wife’s parents kept transferring assets, including New York and Connecticut real estate that the Garlands earned rent on.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2025
There have been plenty of terrible Oscar hosts over the years but this was a car crash that could easily have been avoided.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2025
But over the years, those limits spurred a movement on the political right to restore power in the executive branch, said Bruce Schulman, a history professor at Boston University.
—Tamara Keith, NPR, 15 Feb. 2025
Fairy tales, in general, have lost their luster over the years as women have realized hinging your entire identity on the prospect of a man coming to save you is simply not a sustainable way of life.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2025
There have been plenty of terrible Oscar hosts over the years but this was a car crash that could easily have been avoided.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2025
But over the years, those limits spurred a movement on the political right to restore power in the executive branch, said Bruce Schulman, a history professor at Boston University.
—Tamara Keith, NPR, 15 Feb. 2025
Fairy tales, in general, have lost their luster over the years as women have realized hinging your entire identity on the prospect of a man coming to save you is simply not a sustainable way of life.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Over the years.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20the%20years. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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