ancient
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Robinson pleaded guilty to criminal damage and Williams accepted damaging the ancient peat and blanket bog site at an earlier hearing.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Classmates remember him for getting into heated debates about ancient texts and the scientific method.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
That creates a challenge for scientists hoping to study chemical evidence connected to the Moon's ancient geology or possible biology.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
But their historic style of planting and ancient trees are being hammered by climate change -- including record heatwaves and drought this summer.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
This theory, which goes back to the ancient Greeks, declares that health is maintained by a balance of four liquids, or humors, in the body—blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Vocabulary lists containing ancient
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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It's Lit: Hanukkah Words
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"The People Could Fly," Vocabulary from the folk tale
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