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So had the creation and decoration of Prague’s earliest Jewish synagogue, the Altneuschul, the double-naved Gothic house of worship completed in 1270 that is also the oldest still-active synagogue in Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Invictibellatrix, however, was among the earliest and smallest megaraptorans discovered so far.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Invictibellatrix, meaning "unconquered female warrior", is one of the smallest and earliest of the group to be found, living in the Early Cretaceous period about 120 million years ago.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
The earliest date a hearing can take place, he said, will be after the Fed's policy meeting scheduled for December 8-9.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Here, then, we seem to be on the verge of that fusion of human and animal identity that distinguishes the earliest historical religions of Egypt and Mesopotamia.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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