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Earlier this year, he called “all men are created equal,” that famous coinage of the Declaration, the words that “came to define America’s culture.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Katie Stith, the softball coach at JSerra High, can finally take a bow and become the most famous Stith in the family — at least for a couple weeks.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
From the rooftop terrace of a hotel, Fede Fuster looks out across Benidorm, at the nearby high-rise buildings and the town's famous, sweeping beach.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
BARCELONA—One of the world’s most famous construction sites, the Basilica of the Sagrada Família, is finally nearing completion after 144 years of work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
They reminded Mrs. Sasaki of a famous old poem:
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
Vocabulary lists containing famous
Academy Awards, List 5
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"Return to Titanic" and "Talking with Robert Ballard"
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Words to Describe a Hero or Heroine
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