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It is common to hear people say "Britain is broken", "we are forgotten", and calls for "change".
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Zvërnec has proved to be a thicket of Albanian property disputes, a common problem given that the country nationalized property during communism then underwent a messy process of returning it to private ownership.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Super Micro is planning to offer $5 billion in new common and preferred shares and raise an extra $2 billion in an at-the-market offering in July or later.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Whenever I type a question — say, “How common is chatbot sycophancy?” — into Google, it responds with what seems like an excess of enthusiasm: “Great question!”
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
As curious Americans ran spirit circles themselves, mediums grew more common, and spirit manifestations more varied.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (1801)
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