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There are plaques and memorials everywhere; the war and the Nazi occupation still seem present, even to younger generations who have lived among these memories their whole lives.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
Lebanon’s government isn’t only impoverished and outgunned, it’s riven by the same sectarian splits as the society as a whole.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
"We could win the whole thing...the best ranked teams don't always win," he added, with a smile.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Although it's only selling a portion of the company to the likes of us, the price of the shares Elon Musk is selling means we can calculate the price tag of the whole company.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
“I saw the fire from the plane. I could not believe it. I did not expect it to be like that, that the whole city would burn like that. None of us did.”
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
Vocabulary lists containing whole
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Geometry - Introductory
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Geometry (Base List)
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