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[past] / pæst /




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Past screwworm outbreaks imposed major rancher losses beyond cattle deaths, including surveillance and treatment costs.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Past performance on at least one of those measures seems to have some predictive value, Bendable found.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The science fiction trilogy 3 Body Problem is based on Chinese author Liu Cixin's Remembrance of Earth's Past.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

For Theo Von’s first-ever live taping of his hit podcast “This Past Weekend,” he landed the ultimate guest: Iron Mike Tyson.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Past the barn he ran, and past the used-up haystack and the bunkhouse and the cypress tree.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck




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