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A poll last year by More in Common suggested that 74% of English people believe that someone can be English regardless of their skin colour or ethnic background.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The tariffs have largely been background music as investors weigh the artificial-intelligence build-out and inflation.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
In the new study, he shifted attention to the background flow itself and how it interacts with external forces.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
The former couple met on the set of Zack Snyder’s film “Rebel Moon,” where Pasqual worked as a background actor and Shehorn worked as a makeup artist.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
It’s very easy to disappear into the plaid-skirt background.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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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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