elder
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However, Box Elder residents didn’t learn about Stratos until late April, when the county commission held its first public hearing.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026
Equity sales of 6.8 million tons are also above expectations, Elder says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
The oldest of the old truths comes from the Prussian military strategist Helmuth von Moltke the Elder: "no plan survives first contact with the enemy."
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
To choose the name, the researchers worked with Jarloo Kiguktak, an Inuit Elder and former mayor of Grise Fiord, the northernmost Inuit community in Canada.
From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026
She didn’t want to start Ess weeping again, but she did wonder what an Elder was supposed to do about a habit like that.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
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