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[yeer] / jɪər /








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This costs sellers £400m and the wider economy £1.5bn each year, according to the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

“PIX belongs to Brazil, and no one is going to make us change it,” da Silva said earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

A year later, he insisted that it was done again because he did not like the results.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

By 15 July, the UK had already recorded more days above 30C than in the whole of 1976 - a year that is remembered by many for its iconic and long-lasting heatwave.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Every year, it woke Clare from sleep, a jolt of energy that tore through the forest and left him briefly gasping for air.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Donald's son, Paul Matthews, described Long's actions as "disgusting" as Long was sentenced to eight years and four months in prison at Southwark Crown Court on Friday.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Like a similar system in India called UPI, PIX has encouraged users to ditch cash and open bank accounts after years of avoiding slow and costly bank transfers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Huntington Beach, meanwhile, has been more defiant, refusing for years to zone for thousands of new homes that the housing law had required.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

She had wanted to legally change her surname for years, but had been deterred by the cost.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

“You remember that white girl I used to hang with back in summer camp a few years ago, Allison?”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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