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history

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




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Dr Emma Nichols, from Oxford University's Museum of Natural History, was called in to lead the excavation and said it was the "longest exposed continuous sauropod trackway in the world".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

History tends to repeat itself at the World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

History repeated itself the following year, this time in South Carolina.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

Emelyn Rude, author of Tastes Like Chicken: A History of America’s Favorite Bird, says “the shock comes from this dissonance: we don’t think of it as a luxury food.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

"We're going to the Museum of Natural History first thing tomorrow!"

From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene




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