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[his-tuh-ree, his-tree] / ˈhɪs tə ri, ˈhɪs tri /




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For controllers, the FAA acts both as employer and as the arbiter of their physical and mental fitness, with access to their medical history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Tickets for the 2028 Paralympics, which will be the first in L.A.’s history, will go on sale in 2027.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

“Never in history has the S&P 500 ever made a one-year high, on the 12th day past a 9% correction. So this rally off the latest low, is historic.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Only once before in recorded history has war between chimpanzees been documented, by none other than the late primatologist Jane Goodall.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

Records of a volcano’s history are a bare minimum Rocky Crandell and Don Mullineaux had done an excellent job detailing how Mount St. Helens behaved in previous eruptions.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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