backgrounds
Example Sentences
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“There are 200,000 kids in Ventura County from a huge range of backgrounds including a lot of farm worker families,” Hildreth said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Research shows we are more likely to form connections with people who have similar characteristics and backgrounds to ourselves—a tendency called homophily—and that race is its strongest predictor in America.
From Slate • May 22, 2026
The results showed that physical capacity starts decreasing as early as age 35, even among people with different training backgrounds.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
Some parliamentarians also wore traditional dress reflecting their various backgrounds.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Both she and Danny come from poor backgrounds and were the first in their families to go to college and accomplish their dreams.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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