ancient
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What are ancient trees and how are they protected?
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Ionia is the name of an ancient Greek region on Turkey's Aegean coast.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
But the EcoBoost doesn’t feel simplified or bona fide so much as it feels ancient.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The school says that caxys is ancient Greek for ribbit, or the sound a frog makes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
“You cannot hurt her. She is made of ancient stuff. She was alive in Mesopotamia, four thousand years ago.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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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