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Excavators have swung into action, clearing forest and farmland on the southeast coast for the $15 billion construction of Google's largest data centre outside the United States.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
On a recent Friday afternoon, I saw them in action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Hot Wheels, games and action figures sales grew.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Amid the demands for action, the governor of Baja California, Marina del Pilar Ávila, tried to ease public fears about the widespread violence in her state.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
There are other meetings like ours being held, petitions being passed around, and calls for action.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
That cap had been placed as part of a series of regulatory actions in 2018.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026
"Because the code was public, people could download it, change it and run it themselves. The developer could ask users to follow the rules, but had little control over their actions," he added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Like Homer’s King Agamemnon, who was doomed to die by the actions of his wife, Clytemnestra, Adam discovers that Eve has, in his absence, yielded to the lies of a seducer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Take Pitt’s “F1: The Movie” and this year’s “Heart of the Beast,” where Pitt plays hypermasculine characters whose lives, actions and goals are defined by a relentless desire to come out on top.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
“You’re not an island, or a story, unto yourself. Your actions have repercussions.”
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Common Core Grade 6, List 1
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Common Core Grade 5, List 1
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