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The hot weather will be focused on central, southern and eastern England on Tuesday thought it may spread slightly northwards and westwards into midweek.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
“This is in a way the changing of the guard,” said Jonathan Rynhold, a political scientist at Bar-Ilan University in central Israel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
During her two-day trip, Georgieva is set to meet with Argentina's central bank chief Santiago Bausili and experts from the business world and academia.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Even if the central bank holds steady, chances are running at more than 70% for a hike in September, so Citi doesn’t see much relief coming for markets after this meeting.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Donations to PIH helped provide medical assistance for victims both in Port-au-Prince, which was near the earthquake’s epicenter, and at the Zanmi Lasante facilities in the central plateau and the lower Artibonite Valley.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Celia imagines the cane she cuts being ground in the centrales, and its thick sap collected in vats.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
As at present organized, the force is divided into twenty-six brigades, one for each arrondissement and six companies, known as the reserve, formerly the brigades centrales.
From Paris From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2 by Walton, William
The two sulci centrales sive fissuræ Rolandi run straight to the border of the hemisphere, less deeply impressed than is normally the case, without forming an angle with each other.
From The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. by Preyer, William T.
At that time the Museum sent out to the Écoles centrales of the different departments of France named collections made up from the duplicates, and in this sort of drudgery Lamarck took an active part.
From Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)
Others, known as "colonos," are planters only, the crop being sold to the mills commonly called "centrales."
From Cuba, Old and New by Robinson, Albert G. (Albert Gardner)
Heating to such houses is supplied by large plants known as TETs - an acronym that stands for "heat and electricity centrals" in Ukrainian as they generate electricity as well as heat.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026
Its 15 "centrals" are pals with their customers, keep them in touch with local gossip.
From Time Magazine Archive
About the centrals was a new and unexpected enthusiasm.
From Time Magazine Archive
They claim that a majority of Cuba's 175 "centrals" are now operating at a loss or barely paying expenses.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Okay, two of them can go back in. Your centrals, or as you know them, your two front teeth,” Dr. Maris declared, looking pleased.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 2
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