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Once in a while a story is spectacular enough to break through and attract media attention, but the swell quickly subsides into the general glut of bad news over which we, as citizens, have so little control.
Once in a while a story is spectacular enough to break through and attract media attention, but the swell quickly subsides into the general glut of bad news over which we, as citizens, have so little control.
Approximate author period: c. 1956 AD · modern
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- Ruth Ozeki
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- Approximate author period: c. 1956 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Ruth Ozeki: documented birth year 1956; activity date not established. Wikidata Q7383160, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7383160 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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