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The major motorways that strike west from the capital bypass the county entirely; the trains from London Waterloo to the local station at Dorchester take a leisurely three hours.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Eleven years later they are facing the prospect of a major battery energy storage site on their doorstep in the countryside near Rothienorman.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
But only now, many decades later, is a large, urban museum devoting a major monographic exhibition to her work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
They can be companies looking to sell a specific asset, or firms with an activist investor accumulating a large enough stake to make major changes, such as C-suite shake-ups or strategic business overhauls.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
It was a major breach of safety protocol that risked the workers swallowing radioactive dust with their food or inhaling it while they ate.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade 11)
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