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“It should be a rivalry. But I don’t think the young kids we got know anything about a rivalry. They’re not history buffs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
The rest, they say, is history and nobody back then would have realised the unintended lasting consequences of his actions.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
But the post raises questions about both the history of the project and its newly announced military purpose.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Recent history shows Beijing is on the march.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The article covered the history of spirit rapping and included a signed confession from Maggie.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
They all have their styles, histories and clocks: The 30-year-old Mr. Núñez, for instance, feels he’s in his prime right now.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
They have histories of border disputes and even military confrontations.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
While we’re talking about pivotal moments in personal histories, nine years ago Deanté Gray was a rookie wide receiver for the Houston Texans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
The researchers also had limited information about participants' H. pylori status and family histories of gastric cancer.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The books of ballads and histories make an enormous splash, then lodge between two stones and will not budge.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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