ancient
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National Science Foundation that aims to drill through Greenland's ice and collect ancient material from below.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026
And sometimes the best way to introduce an ancient Egyptian curse is via a prologue that’s tonally very much like the one in “The Exorcist.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Adapted from Homer's ancient Greek poem, The Odyssey will star Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway and Zendaya, and Nolan played a key section of the film featuring the Trojan Horse at CinemaCon.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Specifically, they analyzed 15 samples of middle-Devonian shale, which formed roughly 380 million years ago when the region was covered by ancient seas.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
They look like the core of a fire now—bright and ancient.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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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