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It says UK water companies keep pollution alerts active for varying periods so "for the safety of water users, SAS follows the precautionary approach to keep the current alerting system in place at 48 hours".
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Who are the best active players never to have won a major in the women's game?
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
OpenAI has more than one billion active users and two million businesses using its artificial intelligence models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Brandon Young, an attorney for De Becker’s firm, said that neither De Becker nor his firm has any active bids to develop or run terminals at any other airports.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Jess was shocked to learn that there were fifteen hundred volcanoes around the world that could be active.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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