ancient
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Their results suggest that the development pathways of modern blood and immune cells still reflect this ancient evolutionary history.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
Some argued he was an ancient fertility figure, others a Roman Hercules, or even a later satire of Oliver Cromwell.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
The successful development of the ancient site of AlUla in the north, famed for Nabataean monuments that rival Petra, is a template for how such projects can be accomplished.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
For those who study ancient Greece, the classical era, roughly the fifth and fourth centuries B.C., presents a case study in the failure to learn from history.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
“There isn’t any other, and there never will be. The blade is ancient; it was centaur-made, for the Immortal.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Vocabulary lists containing ancient
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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"The People Could Fly," Vocabulary from the folk tale
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