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Water rationing measures have been tried previously in 2020 and 2015, when some 400,000 households only received running water every third day.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
In late July, China affirmed that it would tax offshore trusts, previously a popular tool for wealthy Chinese to park assets overseas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
During this process, the uranium enters a chemical state that had previously been considered only temporary.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
What the Emmy-winning series has undeniably done is bring soccer into millions of unsuspecting households that had previously avoided the sport like a plague.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
The facts which had previously convinced him now seemed mere chance occurrences.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: pre-
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