past
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Earlier on Wednesday, Amanda Anisimova sailed past Siegemund as she returned to the grass for the first time since her heavy Wimbledon final defeat last year.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
It’s a stark reminder of the space industry’s inordinate risks, especially for newer space investors who entered the arena amidst the roaring momentum of the past two years.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Strike activity has picked up, too—in each of the past three years, there have been upward of 30 work stoppages involving 1,000 or more employees, according to the Labor Department, the most since the mid-1990s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The stock is down 7.8% over the past month through Tuesday’s close, even though Nvidia posted a strong earnings report last month and showed off new hardware at the Computex conference in Taiwan last week.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Yet Caesar glances past them like they’re flies.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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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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