past
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If they don't heed the lessons of the recent past then there's got to be fear among their supporters that those mistakes will just be repeated.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
These models can do things from a fraud and crime perspective that is fundamentally different from anything in the past.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Consumer prices rose 4.2% in the past year, and a measure that omits energy has risen a more modest 2.9%.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Tensions remain elevated in the region despite a ceasefire struck two months ago, with the U.S. and Iran exchanging fire again over the past week.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Joey has always considered herself a woman of honesty and integrity, but as she’s turned away from one interview after another, she decides to invent a new past for herself.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Conventions, Writing to Sources, and Speaking & Listening, Unit 1
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Conventions, Writing to Sources, and Speaking & Listening (Unit 1)
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