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To qualify for DACA, applicants had to pass background checks and meet certain educational or work requirements.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
With climate change we've seen average temperatures rise and this means "today's heat events are emerging earlier, intensifying faster and occurring across a much warmer background climate", Prof Hawkins said.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Born in Oregon to Taiwanese immigrants, Wang is herself a beneficiary of the doctrine she defended during the historic oral argument—as am I. Following the argument, interest in her background exploded.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
Indeed, investors who bought in and stayed the course did quite well for themselves as key concerns faded into the background.
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
They had to, because in the background the TV was always blaring.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
Vocabulary lists containing background
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Close Reading: The Art and Craft of Rhetorical Analysis (Chapter 2)
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