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a

[uh, ey] / ə, eɪ /
ARTICLE
not any particular or certain one of a class or group
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STRONGEST
STRONG
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But the more I walked the grounds, the more I realized I was in a new Mission San Juan Capistrano.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2026

One person, described only as a male, was taken to a hospital in critical condition, according to fire officials.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2026

Mission San Juan Capistrano was mostly empty as I walked in with a map and a handheld speaker that played short, recorded narrations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2026

Pope Francis declared him a saint in 2015, despite protests from Native Americans because of his treatment of their ancestors.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2026

The propaganda stressed that the Philippines had no hope of surviving a fight against the Japanese, and therefore should surrender immediately.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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