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To overcome this limitation, Rak developed a new approach inspired by his background in chemistry.
From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026
And for the ambitious Vance, a soon-to-be father of four and Catholic convert, politics is always in the background.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Several attendees at the gathering said they previously knew little of Moore’s background and were unsure about whom they might support in a primary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
She described many of them as being from a working-class background, unable to find large sums of money at short notice.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
I hear a rustle of paper in the background and realize he’s checking the notes we made; he won’t have the names committed to memory the way I do.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing background
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Close Reading: The Art and Craft of Rhetorical Analysis (Chapter 2)
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