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Colm O'Regan @colmoregan.bsky.social Comedian, author (Bolloxology AnnDevine Three Irish Mammies Books Climate Worrier) broadcaster, MC event host, TV narrator/voiceover, Irish Examiner columnist podcaster The Function Room Podcast
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Lane Greene @lanegreene.bsky.social Editor and language guy at The Economist.
Author of Writing With Style: The Economist Guide (2023).
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