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The commitment to youth appears to be a key factor in Aguirre’s approach to building the roster.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Gold prices, in fact, broke through a key technical threshold late last week—closing below the 200-day moving average that investors use as a benchmark for longer-term momentum—for the first time in 2½ years.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
There’s a key difference between a slave and an AI system: While the basic humanity of the former is self-evident, the claim that the latter might deserve moral consideration is speculative.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Each year they now hold a charity football match in Adam's honour, and as he was an Arsenal fan, the tune of North London Forever has soundtracked a lot of these key moments.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Later in the morning a key grated in the lock, the bolt banged, and the door opened long enough for the sanitary bucket to be passed out.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing key
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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