historic
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That historic exodus helped turn South Korea into a stronghold of the Christian faith and one of the world’s biggest exporters of missionaries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
The historic 10-day Artemis II mission to the moon and back is almost finished.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
The four astronauts on board the Orion spacecraft achieved a historic lunar flyby that saw them travel further from Earth than any other humans.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Olympics and Paralympics, at which time guests can look forward to expanded retail and dining offerings in the welcome pavilion, plus revamped galleries that allow for more contemporary presentation of the museum’s historic artifacts.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Kraków was not only a historic city but also a cosmopolitan and glittering cultural center, full of theaters and cafés, an opera house and nightclubs.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
Vocabulary lists containing historic
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