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Governments, financial institutions and purchasers of gas should align policy, finance and market demand to address the problem of gas waste.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Last week the bond market stopped pretending the problem would fix itself.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
That Saints also admitted to spying on Oxford and Ipswich suggests a wider problem.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Wong compared the problem to hearing popping sounds at a Chinese New Year's parade without knowing whether the noise came from popcorn nearby or fireworks farther away.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
“The problem is that these are only designed to carry two sets of cuffs at the most,” she muttered under her breath as she attached one set to each hip.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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Academic Vocabulary: Core Tier 2 Words, List 1
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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"Eleven"
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