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She suggests that in creating such story-driven toys, Ms. Rowland proved to be a “canny world-builder” who provided “several generations’ worth of women with an American history curriculum.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Throwing herself into the "deep end" - as Kartal described going straight into WTA 1,000 tournaments after her long lay-off - has proved to be a sound decision.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
While the prediction proved prescient, Musk’s investment has changed the calculus.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
And the Milwaukee Brewers proved they weren’t just some plucky underdog anymore, as they felled a giant on their way to the World Series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
New York and New Jersey, which contained the largest slave populations north of the Chesapeake, proved more recalcitrant for that very reason.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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