ancient
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Kelly was looking for inspiration in football’s ancient past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
It allows tribes to comment on how a proposed housing or infrastructure project might harm graves, ceremonial grounds or ancient villages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
The research, published in Geoscience Frontiers, indicates that the volcanic system was active approximately 101 to 97 million years ago, when the ancient Neo-Tethys Ocean was undergoing major geological changes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
Each provided an independent source of evidence about the age of the ancient deposits.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
The ancient molding ran unbroken around the ceiling, chipped and peeling here and there, obviously undisturbed for a hundred and fifty years.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing ancient
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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"The People Could Fly," Vocabulary from the folk tale
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