background
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Testing from the Department of Toxic Substance Control found no radiation levels above background and no hazardous compound levels other than those normally present after a wildfire.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
They know that we have the capacity, the moral authority and the background to expose and uncover exactly what they're doing.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
She features in a video depicting her walking into the DfE offices with the background music from film The Devil Wears Prada.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
“You have to make snap judgments about people, so you want to come armed with background knowledge.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
The background section explained the idea of the study like a story.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
Vocabulary lists containing background
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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