reconstruction
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With cancer rates rising among people under 50, doctors specializing in breast reconstruction say they’re seeing ever-younger women opting to remove their breasts as a prophylactic measure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Discontent among the Poles already threatens to overshadow an upcoming conference on Ukraine's post-war reconstruction scheduled later this month in the northern Polish city of Gdansk.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Undergoing a double, or bilateral, mastectomy and reconstruction is invasive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Bokhsam, the local reconstruction official, said he lost more than 15 family members: his sister, her husband, and their four children, along with other relatives.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
In my view, this wasn’t just a reconstruction campaign; it was part of the bigger vision for reconciliation in our city.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
Vocabulary lists containing reconstruction
Chapter 18: The Reconstruction Era
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Churchill's "Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat" speech (1940)
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Chapter 5, Sections 1–4
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