past
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Nobody with any knowledge of O'Neill will have been taken in by his detached grandad routine this past while.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
I expect there will be more job creation than disruption, but groups have been left behind in the past and I’d want a working group to create programs for those under- or unemployed.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Wholesale prices have risen 6.5% in the past 12 months to mark the largest one-year advance since late 2022.
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
Eusie dashed past me, white-faced, his pipe rattling in the ashtray that he carried in shaking hands.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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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