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This agency guides local school districts and also provides partial oversight.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Her sudden appearance in state media suggests the military authorities may be preparing for further changes in her status - possibly her partial or complete release.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
And when security lines snaked through terminals during a partial government shutdown last month, United spotted an opportunity to introduce live TSA wait times.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
But as Samuel Tombs, chief U.S. economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, notes, “corporate profits are just one piece of the economic pie, and S&P 500 earnings are a relatively narrow and partial measure.”
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
She graduated second in her class and had had her choice of colleges: a full ride at Oberlin, a partial scholarship at Denison, acceptances all over the state, from Kenyon to Kent State to Wooster.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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