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The chancellor also announced free bus journeys for under-16s in England in August and cuts to import taxes on some basic foods under a "Great British Summer Savings" campaign.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
When leaders and the public can’t even agree on basic facts, we lose the ability to solve important problems.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
“Minotaur” takes the same basic plot—a man discovers his wife is cheating—and sets it against the backdrop of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
For decades, nonplayable characters have employed a basic form of AI to drive scripted dialogue and behaviors.
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
The basic framework for all these institutions and traditions was built in a sudden spasm of enforced inspiration and makeshift construction during the final decades of the eighteenth century.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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American Naturalization Test, List 1
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