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After three tours of duty in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, he went back to Afghanistan as a contractor on the security detail for a U.S. ambassador.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
The boss will often adopt the guise that Weiss does, saying that the business needs to adapt to changing times, while offering little detail about what that means or what the new strategy looks like.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
It was just really watching a master at work, and the rest of our crew as well; not a detail was ever overlooked.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
Reform said he had quit for "personal reasons", without providing further detail.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
I try to take in every detail of the house.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Academic Vocabulary: Core Tier 2 Words, List 3
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