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Scenic designer Beowulf Boritt’s quaint tearoom seems both real and hallucinatory, with a melancholy rain pouring down in the background.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Doctors on the writing staff compose technical dialogue used for background patter, which often gets added during the postproduction process of sound editing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The SNP has selected Hannah Mary Goodlad - their only constituency candidate who doesn't have a political background of some sort.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
The author’s distinctive storytelling is rooted in his background.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
I fell onto the nearest couch and listened as the words “STORY IN DEVELOPMENT” scrolled across the screen in Spanish and an ominous tune began to play in the background.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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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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