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Gurlek did not say how many people had been taken into custody, but said the raids came in the context of the "Decade of the Family" campaign.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
In this context, "organic" simply means carbon-based and does not indicate that the material came from life.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Sept. 11 was an event of its time and deserves to stand in history, but not entirely outside of context.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
In the American context, after all, Oscar season is just about the last place for broad, sustained attention to challenging studio fare, bold independents, international features and documentaries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
The novelty of the arguments now pouring forth from the representatives of the Deep South must also be understood in context.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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“We looked specifically at meows in two contexts: separation from their human in an unfamiliar environment, and then the human’s return,” Schwartz says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
"States and territories are advised to review" the Trump administration's recommendations on "immunization requirements for contexts such as school enrollment and attendance," the order states.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
"We are planning on further extending the experimental methods to delve deeper into different systems on our planet in different contexts, the possibilities are, quite literally, out of this world," says Noto.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
"But having said that, we know that pressure waves are a well-established cause of brain injury, both short and long-term in other contexts."
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
So what’s the difference between the past-tense was, in those contexts in which it has the meaning of factual remoteness, and the irrealis were, which also has the meaning of factual remoteness?
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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