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A promising new cancer drug helped reduce the risk of death by 34% in patients with the most common form of lung cancer, but investors appeared to be ambivalent to the data.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
“This fragmentation means that voters may no longer share a common frame of reference when evaluating candidates and election issues.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Such exams are typically given when doctors suspect cognitive decline, as journalist Jim Acosta underscored recently by taking the test himself, which involves drawing a cube or identifying common animals.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026
They included common skills like public speaking and time management.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
If there was a ghost—which common sense told her there wasn’t —a good pair of legs could probably outrun it.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
Vocabulary lists containing common
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Schooled
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Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (1801)
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