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The most militant clerics backed left-wing, Cuban-inspired revolutionaries here, the Montoneros, historians say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
It backed an advertising campaign to encourage people to invest, funded by some of the UK's biggest financial services firms.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Prosecutors backed by a special unit of Spain's Guardia Civil security force said they were conducting the inquiry at the offices of Adif rail infrastructure authority and rail safety agency AESF.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Leading up to this race, CTA had backed the last eight winners for the state schools office, going back 32 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
“Dad knows we didn’t kill Miss Myrt. She died of her own meanness. The bile backed up in her, and she foundered on it.”
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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