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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
During one particularly active stretch last weekend, one post showed Trump riding horseback beside George Washington, next to a race car, with the White House in the background.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
And the customers came, with Joel ringing up purchases as cumbia music played in the background.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
She scored it with her sisters singing in the background as if being piped in from another dimension.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Her room whooshed across the background, cream and yellow, perfectly tidy except for the pile of clothes.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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