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And inspiration is easy to find in this piece of North America’s so-called “Galapagos,” where the Pacific sparkles in the background of any burn scar.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Better known by his call-sign of Madyar, Brovdi was a wealthy grain trader with no military background when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Mayor Daniel Lurie, a Levi-Strauss heir with a background in philanthropy, has opposed efforts to raise taxes on companies and the wealthy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Details of the Labour government's new strategy are expected to be published shortly, but the government said it would place a "major, explicit emphasis on socio-economic background as a primary driver of unequal opportunity".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
I hear a rustle of paper in the background and realize he’s checking the notes we made; he won’t have the names committed to memory the way I do.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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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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