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On the wall of a five-story building that collapsed after the earthquake, a rescuer marked a red "V" crossed by a horizontal line, indicating the end of the search for possible survivors.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
The Times leads with possible widespread bans on water use at car washes and private swimming pools in an effort to combat the drought.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The three children of Theophilus Van Assche never married, and it is possible no one knew the gold was there, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Press firmly on the peaches with the back of a spoon to extract as much liquid, color and flavor as possible.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
The Butterfly moved it in a quick arc, and with a speed I wouldn’t have thought possible, that flickering speck of light leaped from that lighter to the wall of the ship’s passageway and ignited.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Words That Could Go Either Way: Synonyms for "Maybe"
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Michelle Obama's final address as First Lady (2017)
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