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The team’s main weakness lies in finishing, as Lyle Foster is their only striker, and if he doesn’t perform well, the South African side will suffer.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
It wasn’t the main drive of market activity today, but it didn’t boost stocks either.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
A key theory put forward by campaigners is that the crash may have occurred because a major electrical failure caused the aircraft's main flight computers to reboot seconds after takeoff.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Yet the main virtues of the sculpture are its forms themselves: the folds, bulges and edges, and the work’s color—off-off-white for the vessel-like part and simple box base with a bulging layer between them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
“Yeah. She’s working hard to make herself the main character of everyone’s life. People like that are really insecure.”
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Vocabulary of the Common Core
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Common Core Grade 5, List 5
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