key
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El-Obeid sits at a key crossroads linking army-held areas in central and eastern Sudan, including Khartoum, with RSF-controlled Darfur to the west.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
The inquiry said the move to secondary education was a key moment where students can start to disengage with school.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
People tend not to realize the information they’re sharing with AI models belongs under lock and key, she says, especially matters of personal finance, for instance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
That talent, however, isn’t why this group of Dodgers — full of household names, but also young players expected to grow into key roles — has bought in.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2026
“If Leigh the Bard was the guardian of the first key, does that mean that Sinchi Victorel belongs to the second one?”
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Music - Introductory
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