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One of the ideas that Kafka’s parable conveys is that a prisoner is molded into the shape of their prison.—
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Bakri conveys that immense burden in dribbles of emotion, like a trickle of water wearing down a groove in a rock wall.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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Humphrey communicates with the VTS and says 18 civilian operators have not been paid in over a month due to the government shutdown.—
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5 Apr. 2026
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Lina communicates using a method in which a nonspeaking person spells out words with the assistance of a facilitator, often a family member.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Puts across.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puts%20across. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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