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Both sides' refusal to apply pressure when the opposition attempted to tease them out is best illustrated by a statistic that looks to quantify how intensely a team presses.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026
The freeze would apply to leases that begin on or after Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
Kutler said job losses from the moves are minimal and encouraged staffers who lose their current roles to apply for 40 current job openings at the company with more on the way.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
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From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026
He shook the nail polish to mix the color and began to apply it to Minna’s nails with what his mother used to call his “surgeon’s hands.”
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
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Word Generation Science - Energy
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