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[bahy] / baɪ /






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By employing thousands of locals, these bases cemented America’s soft power victory.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

By combining archaeological evidence with climate and environmental records, researchers were able to build a more accurate timeline for when humans could reenter areas that had once been too harsh to inhabit.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

By the middle of next week the pattern looks likely to flip completely, with low pressure to the west of the UK and high pressure to the east.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

By contrast, the average among dividend ETFs is about 2.6%.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

By the time Mr. van Woerden paid the formal call on Father, Father had rehearsed and polished his little speech of blessing a dozen times.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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