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Better known by his call-sign of Madyar, Brovdi was a wealthy grain trader with no military background when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Mayor Daniel Lurie, a Levi-Strauss heir with a background in philanthropy, has opposed efforts to raise taxes on companies and the wealthy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
And the team’s official World Cup photo features the players dressed as Nordic warriors, weapons in hand, posed before a scenic fjord with long boats in the background.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Details of the Labour government's new strategy are expected to be published shortly, but the government said it would place a "major, explicit emphasis on socio-economic background as a primary driver of unequal opportunity".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
I taught students to understand the background of what they were working on, how to figure out what the problem was and then how to attack it.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Close Reading: The Art and Craft of Rhetorical Analysis (Chapter 2)
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