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[pree-vee-uhs] / ˈpri vi əs /




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But he also landed 39% of deliveries on a spinner's 'good' length, compared to the 22% from Ahmed in the previous two games.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Founded the previous year by former Bridgewater Associates hedge-fund analysts Holden Karnofsky and Elie Hassenfeld, it aimed to help donors maximize the good done per dollar donated, usually measured in lives saved.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Thailand is used to wet weather and September is the peak of the rainy season, but several Bangkok residents said this year seemed worse than previous ones.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

These include China, the biggest buyer of Iranian oil, which has ignored previous US sanctions and continued to do business with Tehran.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

I learn that when I am on Mars, I will not only be collecting, studying, and analyzing pieces of Mars’s atmosphere, but I will be searching for other Mars Rovers from previous missions.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga




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