historic
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The South is bearing the brunt of a historic run of pulp- and paper-mill closures, the WSJ’s Ryan Dezember writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The margin that oil refiners demand for producing gasoline, heating oil and diesel has been rising to historic highs, pressuring for one prices of petroleum products used by U.S. consumers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
The group says current "status quo" security measures "won't be enough" and criticises the "historic under-resourcing" of security around critical infrastructure.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
All I can do after the end to such a historic run is to urge you: Don’t wait as long as I did to experience Dollywood’s magic firsthand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
It depicts the American Revolutionas a liberation movement, a clean break not just from English domination but also from the historic corruptions of European monarchy and aristocracy.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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