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Marsch, 52, doesn’t have the typical background of anyone sitting in a World Cup dugout.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
He said: "Anyone who loves Switzerland, whether with or without a migrant background, wants it to remain a place worth living in, safe and prosperous. That is exactly what this initiative is about."
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
Deep green hills covered in dense trees rise in the background, receding into the far distance — representing the many ways that wild land seems to thrive in this vast urban space.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
Bessent has neither the background nor the experience to handle the press.
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026
From what I’ve heard, she never disappeared into the background.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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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