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A street performer crooned, in the background: “I can’t help falling in love with you...”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
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
Gates told staff at his foundation in February that he was aware of some "18-month thing" that had limited Epstein's travel, but that he didn't properly check his background.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
MPs are now urging the government to set out a timeline for legislation to make training and background checks compulsory, in the wake of a BBC investigation.
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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