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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
“Knowing Kim’s background in baseball, having her know the business of how to run a league, a no-brainer for me.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Sanchez, a 57-year-old congressman draws on the rural background of his mentor, former president Pedro Castillo, a schoolteacher jailed after a failed attempt to dissolve Congress in 2022.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
A commenter branded it an example of “the Backrooms,” described as “nothing but the stink of old moist carpet, the madness of mono-yellow, the endless background noise of fluorescent lights at maximum hum-buzz.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
The cover appeared very, very serious—big white letters against a black background with a single red sun smack in the middle.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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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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