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grade

[greyd] / greɪd /




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After the pool was drained and its stone surface “scrubbed,” Trump ordered the contractors to cover it with “an industrial grade swimming pool topping” in “American flag blue.”

From Salon • May 7, 2026

The government is spending roughly 5 billion ringgit a month, equivalent to about $1.27 billion, to subsidize RON95, the nation’s most widely used petrol grade, helping to keep domestic inflation in check.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The ruling also rests on a methodological error that would earn a failing grade in a graduate statistics course.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

In fact, the grant had been given a high grade by an independent panel charged with selecting grant recipients; neither Morens nor Fauci was personally involved in the process.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Alice began being important right away in the first grade because she was the only first-grade kid who had ever been inside the teachers’ room.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson




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