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[kuhn-tree] / ˈkʌn tri /






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"Political violence or intimidation of any kind against anyone is unacceptable in this country," he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Born and raised in Chicago, Leo became a Peruvian citizen in 2015 after living in the country for almost two decades.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

The man who did so much to associate the country with the red paint and horsepower explicitly avoided hiring his own countrymen after too many of them died in fiery wrecks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Meanwhile, early voting records have been smashed around the country, in places like South Carolina and Ohio.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

We had no goose doctors in the country, and all Mama could do was cut the line and let Gandy fare for himself.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Some 2,800 troops from 10 European countries will this month stage in Poland the first exercise of a new multinational force in support of Ukraine, London and Paris said on Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Many American and Canadian consumers are enjoying reasonable prices for natural gas even as countries dependent on the Middle East for gas struggle to find adequate supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

The meeting came as both countries announced they would set up a joint task force to deal with the haze - an apparent détente after weeks of simmering bilateral tensions.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Growers cannot easily redirect fruit to alternative markets because importing countries have different phytosanitary requirements and consumer preferences, said Gerrit van der Merwe, the association's chairman.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

In West Germany, the other three Allied countries agreed that West Germany needed to be rebuilt.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti


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