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The death penalty returned after a brief period of suspension when the United States Supreme Court handed down its decision in Gregg v.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
In my brief test run, the steering wheel rotated itself as the truck made careful turns.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
There is a brief address from management reminding diners of the "charter" committing them to behave with respect and decorum, and then the fun begins.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
I told her that I was moving to downtown L.A. after a brief stay in Long Beach and years living in West L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
She smiled at him as they hauled themselves up it—a brief flash of teeth, effortful but gallant—and tried to wring the water from her clothes.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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"All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act V
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