past
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In her 2016 bid, Fujimori tried to distance herself from her movement’s authoritarian past, cultivating a more moderate image.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Shortly after the substitutions, Roberto Álvarado crossed the ball from the right to Raúl Jiménez, who headed it past South Africa’s goalkeeper, Williams, in the 67th minute.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
Now her house of the past half a century faces an eviction notice.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
He added that throughout this past year, "at no stage has anybody in India in a position of authority accepted responsibility".
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
But after a moment of looking at all that, he saw past it.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Vocabulary lists containing past
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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