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“That doesn’t feel scholarly to me, that feels like oversight and accountability — exactly what the public is asking for for one of our largest investments as a city,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
The public ultimately expects journalists, scholars and elected officials to behave ethically.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
This should not be viewed as vindictive because “the government was seeking to protect the public and confirm its prior assertions about Abrego’s criminal activity,” prosecutors wrote.
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2026
Two years ago, in Buffalo, I gathered alongside a sizable crowd in a public park, all of us audibly pleading with nature as the eclipse arrived only to be muted by cloud cover.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
In the first years of colonization, English became the only language approved for use in school, work, or public buildings.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing public
"Seeking Freedom"
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Selection Vocabulary 1, Unit 2
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"CLEP Financial Accounting," Vocabulary from Chapter 5
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