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For the first time, all members of the “big three” who negotiate the state’s behemoth budget — the governor, Assembly speaker and state Senate president — come from working-class, immigrant backgrounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
It is the ninth time the charity has brought community volunteers from a variety of backgrounds together to make hampers in the build up to the religious festival.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Most of the victims were from foreign backgrounds.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
The NBA began racial integration in 1950 and increasingly drew talent from a wider range of backgrounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
That made it nearly impossible to carefully check their backgrounds, to make sure they could be trusted with American secrets.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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