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Indeed, investors who bought in and stayed the course did quite well for themselves as key concerns faded into the background.
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
The album’s second side opens with “Bein’ With You,” a gospel-flavored track with hand-clapping, guitar, uplifting strings and strong background vocals.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
That line is revealing because Trump no longer talks about security as background logistics.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
The team also tested whether the proposed blazar population would produce too many gamma rays compared with the known extragalactic gamma ray background measured by Fermi.
From Science Daily • May 24, 2026
Between a family background that’s a bit of a blank and a best friend who’s always been the brightest star in the constellation of our friendship, I’m not sure I’ve ever really known.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Close Reading: The Art and Craft of Rhetorical Analysis (Chapter 2)
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