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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s administration has set aside roughly 10 trillion won, or about $7.2 billion, for AI-related spending in 2026, tripling over the prior year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
I was 39, already twice divorced and desperate to outrun the pain of losing my husband and three stepchildren just five months prior.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
After falling the prior two quarters, residential investment rose in the second quarter, with resale housing activity picking up and construction rising.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
That was down 1,432 from the prior year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
During the six months prior to the dinner at Jefferson’s quarters, Madison went through a conversion process, or perhaps a reconversion, from the religion of nationalism to the old revolutionary faith of Virginia.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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