backgrounds
Example Sentences
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The system’s long-running ambition to admit students of all backgrounds has had, to say the least, an imperfect success rate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Despite the difference in their backgrounds, they were brought together by a “joint appreciation and love of cereal boxes and what they signify.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Populations with these characteristics have historically been underrepresented in brain imaging studies, making the research an opportunity to examine cognitive aging across a broader range of social, educational, and geographic backgrounds.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
As the series grew in popularity, Apted started receiving push-back from some of the participants, who felt they had been typecast based on their backgrounds.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The women of Raskova’s regiments were from a wide range of educational and economic backgrounds.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
