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Fed officials have preferred to keep the balance-sheet program in the background.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026
Faith, family, and national identity — long central themes — have moved from the background to the foreground.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026
His background as an expert on South America adds color and authenticity to his narrative, offering rich descriptions of the land, flora and fauna of the Peruvian-Chilean coastline and highlands as backdrop to Miller’s adventures.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Scenic designer Beowulf Boritt’s quaint tearoom seems both real and hallucinatory, with a melancholy rain pouring down in the background.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
I gave up and headed to the last alarm, the sound of the fire engine clanging in the background.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
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Close Reading: The Art and Craft of Rhetorical Analysis (Chapter 2)
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