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Jonsson, who made history as the first black actor to lead an Agatha Christie screen adaptation, comes from a working-class background in east London.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
“I’m like, how do people forget the background of this woman?”
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Kristine Garroway, a longtime member with an archeological background, told The Times last year that the previous mural dated to the 1920s, although its true origin remains unknown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
There are also the legions of sponsors and guests, who follow the race from bleachers at the summit and nibble on petits fours while the competition rages in the background.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Which answer best describes your background with chickens?
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
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In addition, certain genetic backgrounds showed a striking tendency toward whole-genome duplication, an event in which the complete set of chromosomes is copied.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
The backgrounds of school founders and employees often simply don’t matter.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Its three other co-founders are engineers with backgrounds at technology and defense companies, including Palantir Technologies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
He or she was to “implement and study innovative approaches for building research capacity in order to engage and retain students from a range of institutions and diverse backgrounds in STEM.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
The women of Raskova’s regiments were from a wide range of educational and economic backgrounds.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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