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The school district now has more than half a dozen specialists on staff.
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Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Adding to the nearly half a dozen lawsuits in the IEWU blast radius already, Wallace and his Street Relations shingle are planning to file their own defamation suit against Lively, I’m told.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
In addition to federal workers, thousands of college students, faculty and support staff members who fill half a dozen Loop campuses would have an incentive to fully enjoy the area instead of hunkering down in their academic enclaves and heading home before dark.
—Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Forbes spoke to half a dozen experts in the sector and determined that the answer is at least 11 figures.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025
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Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Adding to the nearly half a dozen lawsuits in the IEWU blast radius already, Wallace and his Street Relations shingle are planning to file their own defamation suit against Lively, I’m told.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
In addition to federal workers, thousands of college students, faculty and support staff members who fill half a dozen Loop campuses would have an incentive to fully enjoy the area instead of hunkering down in their academic enclaves and heading home before dark.
—Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Forbes spoke to half a dozen experts in the sector and determined that the answer is at least 11 figures.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Half a dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20a%20dozen. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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