been there
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His omission from that England squad has lit a fire in Watkins that perhaps would not have been there had he been included.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
The first time she had been there, in 1944 at age 16, her mission was to stay alive and save her sister Magda.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
"Our approach is one more way to assess whether life may have been there," Klenner said.
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
I am so eager to see our newspaper used in a tactical, whimsical way — a reuse option that’s been there all along.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026
It must have been there for a long time, because the crystal glass of ice water beside the silver dome was speckled with thick beads of condensation.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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