There were the many members of Mr. Trump’s dynastic clan; the billionaire characters who populate his colorful entourage; foreign leaders; ex-presidents; and political nemeses who Mr. Trump had vanquished.
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Shawn McCreesh,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
Per Jackson, Butler was specifically irked by the big 2023 off-season swings taken by two major Eastern Conference nemeses in particular.
Things changed when Royal Navy surgeon James Lind set out to see what could be used to treat scurvy, the scourge of sailors for thousands of years.
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
18 Jan. 2025
That mission launched him into a post-presidency that was singularly successful in its efforts to beat back the scourges of humanity, from civil war to disease.
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