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A team of 12 armed servicemembers makes up the initial assault force.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
In Page Six’s initial article last week, Russini said the photos of her and Vrabel “don’t represent the group of six people who were hanging out during the day.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Crypto investors, for example, are getting a new tax form this year that shows gross proceeds but not the initial value of the asset.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
She tells the story of her initial encounter with filmmaker Jim Jarmusch as he began working on “Stranger Than Paradise,” where he was interested in casting Bertei as the female lead.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
It’s likely that the cultural centre of Göbekli Tepe was somehow connected to the initial domestication of wheat by humankind and of humankind by wheat.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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Word Generation Science - Preparing a Scientific Investigation
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