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In every negotiation, particularly with adversaries, everybody is going to look after their domestic political interests, so you will often get different words.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

"We need to look after those guys out there. Here we are in the middle of the summer, and they are like cats on a hot tin roof, dare I say it."

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

"I am very worried about my children, they are so young. They are being look after by relatives in the village about 35km away from here. I want to get back home to them soon."

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

On their days off they look after their baby and twin toddlers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

My sister Betsie, though seven years older than I, still had that slender grace that made people turn and look after her in the street.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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