historical
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As Levine was dissecting the painting, an associate professor of Spanish historical linguistics at Utrecht University named Dorien Nieuwenhuijsen was researching her family tree.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Both stressed the importance of dialogue, with Xi invoking the concept of the Thucydides trap, a historical paradigm that holds that rising powers inevitably clash with established ones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
As the name reflected, the museum contained duelling missions from the start, showcasing American technological advances and telling a more general historical story.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
Even today, some older men bear facial tattoos associated with the Konyaks' historical practice of headhunting.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Failure to recognize that history can, indeed must, be read backwards leads to a whole series of historical questions being outlawed.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing historical
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Reading: Informational - Middle School
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