ancient
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Instead, they are derived from ancient viruses that bacteria have adapted and brought under their own control.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
Adapted from Homer's ancient Greek poem, The Odyssey will star Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway and Zendaya, and Nolan played a key section of the film featuring the Trojan Horse at CinemaCon.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
This whole area, which to me, is the ancient part of the site, became the starting point.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Plus, tech stocks power the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq to new records, and a soy sauce maker is one of the few still using ancient techniques.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Driven off course, the captain sought shelter next to a rocky, barren, almost totally uninhabited small island that in ancient times had been called both Aeigilia and Cerigotto, but which now was called Antikythera.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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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