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With cemeteries inaccessible during Sudan’s bloody civil war, residents of Khartoum resorted to burying their dead in just about any spare plot of land.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
A plot twist near the end rewards much of the reader’s patience; after so much standstill, the sudden change strikes Suzanna—and us—like a blow to the chest.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Director Jon Favreau’s film, which he wrote with Dave Filoni and Noah Kloor, features a grindingly simple plot that provides the weakest possible pretext to staple together a series of uninspired monster and droid fights.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
The bonus structure, laid out in SpaceX's prospectus filed with US regulators Wednesday, reads less like a compensation agreement and more like a science fiction plot.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
But there was no chance for Penelope to share this plot twist with Simon, for Lord Fredrick whimpered with hunger for the chickens, and the situation needed to be addressed at once.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing plot
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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