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Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday as a tech-led record on Wall Street was tempered by ongoing worries about a spike in government borrowing costs.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
It added: "As these legal proceedings are currently ongoing, it would be inappropriate for us to comment further."
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The U.A.E. declined to comment while the investigation into the incident and its causes is ongoing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Inquiries were ongoing into the circumstances surrounding her death, a West Mercia Police spokesperson said.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
“My name is Adam Costello,” I explain in a stage whisper, “and I have a fever of a hundred and four, as well as an ongoing syndrome that makes digesting anything living hell.”
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
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Word Generation Weekly - Series 3
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Chapter 17: Imperial China
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Selection Vocabulary 3, Unit 1
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