We actually misremember what we once thought, believing that we knew all along that what happened would happen.

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"It took two years for FERC to confirm what we knew all along: there was widespread market manipulation and a massive rip-off of California ratepayers, " Davis said.

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There was also some cynicism at the unveiling, with users writing "We knew all along" and "the line up has long been organised, but they still insist on so-called elections".

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Not spring, the trees overly arrogant, the flowers showing off on each turn, the birds chirping as if to say we knew it all along, we told you it would come.

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"All along, we knew it needed to be about a woman, with lots of girl power, a romantic comedy, " Ms. Daelemans recalled.

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Then we're right back at it, doing what we do, and we eventually learn -- hopefully -- that the designers knew what they were doing all along.

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We felt they had us over a barrel, and I think they baited us with the lower interest rate and knew all along that they were going to switch the rate on us.

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