key
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Unionized workers at a Michigan plant producing a key component for General Motors GM -5.21%decrease; down pointing triangle trucks have reached a tentative agreement for a new labor contract following a 10-day strike.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The U.S. and Iran had made progress on key issues around the Iranian nuclear program in the days before the latest strikes.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
"To be able to exchange with the president on important topics with his administration, to put everything on the table without asking for anything, is probably the key to having a positive relationship."
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Oracle also cleared Wall Street’s bar on a key demand signal: remaining performance obligations, or the value of signed contracts not yet converted into revenue.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
I patted the ground under a large rock beside the door until I found the key.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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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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