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once

[wuhns] / wʌns /




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Now Israel once again controls Lebanon’s strategically located Beaufort castle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

But, as religious freedom activists point out, once the purge starts, the circle of who is considered an insider tends to shrink.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

The final number of shares to be placed and price will be announced once the bookbuild closes, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

One area of the site even reveals where the paths of a sauropod and megalosaurus once crossed, with Nichols saying the footprints were on the "same bedding plane".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

He’s not crazy about my staying after school; luckily, I convince him that I am, once again, fine.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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