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historic

[hi-stawr-ik, -stor-] / hɪˈstɔr ɪk, -ˈstɒr- /


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“The ballroom is literally an imposition between two branches of our government,” the architect David Scott Parker, who’s on the board of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, fretted to the Times.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

Historic England recommended the cottage for listed status and its East of England regional director, Tony Calladine, said it was "a rare record of how people once depended on their natural surroundings".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

“It’s the people you meet on Route 66 that make the experience what it is,” said Rhys Martin, Tulsa, Okla.-based manager for the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Preserve Route 66 initiative.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

"I've been waiting patiently for the EU to fulfill their side of the Historic Trade Deal we agreed in Turnberry, Scotland, the largest Trade Deal, ever!"

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Fort Laramie National Historic Site was a group of old buildings.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III




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