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The high-performing schools on our list also have a lower proportion of pupils from a White British background than other schools.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

When combined with measurements of the cosmic microwave background, supernovae, and weak gravitational lensing, the results strengthened earlier indications that dark energy might not behave like a fixed cosmological constant.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

She lacked an obvious background in tech before she created Megaspeed International, her Singapore company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

From her circus background to her love for people with “a little devil in them,” the fashion photographer has stories.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

Like that mystery man in the background of the Washington family portrait, these enslaved people were hidden in the shadows of history.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

This would help researchers determine how consistently different treatments influence biological aging across people with different health conditions and backgrounds.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026

Our first show was in L.A., and people from all different cultures and backgrounds were coming from different places.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

Instead, employers treat the programs as a wellness benefit, covering costs through insurance or with money budgeted for wellness programs or employee resource groups—company-funded and supported networking organizations for employees with shared backgrounds or interests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

And similar research from media watchdog Ofcom , externalfound people from certain backgrounds are less well-represented across the UK broadcasting industry.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

I’d never been to China either, of course, and while I’d never given much thought to going, I could talk for hours about our pieces and their backgrounds.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu