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a few



ADJECTIVE
some
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The 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, a transcendent moment in the political history of man, comes in a few weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Watching those experiences drove him on and, within a few years, he was in St Mirren's first team himself.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Fast forward a few days and now, the VIX is at 21, up 35% this year.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

So we asked a few popular AI chatbots to predict which country will lift the 18-karat gold trophy awarded to the World Cup winners.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

She’d messed up a few words, her hands were a little shaky, and she was sure her voice had also been shaky.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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