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
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
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
Over the past 12 months, the PPI is up by 6.5%, the fastest wholesale inflation since 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Her gaze fell to the ground, pupils darting back and forth, as though she was sifting through every event of the past two days.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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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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