past
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A common scenario involves an executive calling up a former colleague who happened to work with one of the leading job applicants in the past.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
In addition to improved earnings for the past quarter, Cracker Barrel also boosted its expectations for sales and profits for the rest of the fiscal year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Los Angeles made the playoffs each year since the 2021-22 season, but the team did not advance past the first round.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Facts about 2026 squad members are drawn from past media interviews with the players, or people connected to them or their local area.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 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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