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Whether a US service member is acting in the performance of official duty, external or not can determine which country has primary jurisdiction.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
In the most recent report, nearly 80 percent of companies ranked trade policy changes among the four top threats, alongside weakness in the US economy, an external or "black swan" event, and poor vehicle sales.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Her dance, as captured in the photo, would also later go on to be recreated in a painting by artist Claudette Johnson, external, which will also appear in the Wolverhampton exhibition.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
But the triathlete said swimming in "dirty" open-water made him very unwell ahead of the event after he contracted Campylobacter, external — an infection caused by bacteria.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
The Cherokee confederacy was thus formed not by conquest but by the amalgamation of previously jealous smaller entities, which merged only when threatened with destruction by powerful external forces.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing external
List 9
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