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Brown saw combat in the Middle East, won medals and rose to the rank of major.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
On Saturday both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the US embassy in Kyiv issued warnings about the risk of a major Russian airstrike in the coming hours.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
Louis Tomlinson later granted the wishes of One Direction fans when he performed one of the group's major hits during his main stage set.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Agency for International Development, for decades a major player in Africa, weeks after starting his second term in the White House.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
“Who, Jason’s father? I’d heard he played baseball, but I don’t follow the major leagues, just the local teams. I used to be a Little League coach myself, about forty years ago.”
From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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The Vocabulary of College
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade 11)
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