historic
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The fruit of that sacrifice was the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965.
From Slate • May 22, 2026
Hidden behind the historic Stanmer House sits a Victorian-style palm house which, until recently, had fallen into disrepair, but is now home to thousands of butterflies.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The games developer and publisher suffers from "a cost base that is still high, an irregular release calendar and a very strong dependence on a few historic franchises" such as "Assassin's Creed", he added.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Based on historic patterns, S&P estimates that those increases point to consumer-price inflation of around 4% over coming months, double the European Central Bank’s target.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
As we walked past banks of photographers and TV cameras to get into the gym, as people around us talked about the historic nature of everything, I was happy to have the lunch boxes packed.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Vocabulary lists containing historic
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