historical
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I fear there are many years left in this age, and that it will not quickly fade into political obsolescence, becoming a curiosity or historical footnote.
From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026
Treasury note remains elevated by recent historical standards, settling Monday at 4.507%, up from 4.450% Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
The perfect setting, he explained, for the kind of “literature that emerges after the failure of a historical project.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026
On the positive side, a historical look at the stock market shows that past rate-hike cycles didn’t doom the stock market.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 21, 2026
In effect, if Adams had a different story to tell, if he saw a different pattern in the historical swirl they had both lived through, he should write out his account and let posterity judge.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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