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“What, is there supposed to be some kind of CIA background check?”
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
Parton, who came from a humble, poor background in Tennessee, was always keen to encourage self-belief and confidence in others.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
By tracking many pulsars over long periods, international research teams have found evidence for a stochastic gravitational wave background at nanohertz frequencies.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
"Investigators are going through the suspect's background to learn more about why he came to Washington," they said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
With the ringed planet in the background, the glow of the ship leaving Sagan bends in an oval like a firefly, until the light is gone.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
The court system would have to step in and officially designate the guardian, checking criminal backgrounds first.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
"She's connected cultures, she's crossed borders, she's reminded audiences everywhere that while we may come from different backgrounds, her music unites in a way that few other things can," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Dancers with backgrounds in all styles, including salsa, hip-hop and jazz, provided the last ingredient to the energetic scene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
On Wednesday, Prentice had called his alleged wrongdoing "an aberration" and vowed a thorough and transparent investigation, while insisting it should not be used "to cast aspersions" on other academics from ethnic minority backgrounds.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
What if we could stop being different colors, different backgrounds, and just be in love?
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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Close Reading: The Art and Craft of Rhetorical Analysis (Chapter 2)
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