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The California Military Academy spent a spectacular few of its early years, circa 1906, on the water at Santa Monica, leasing out the rambling Victorian pile that had once been the Arcadia Hotel.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

"Anyone with even the most rudimentary knowledge of leasehold knows that outright and immediate abolition of circa five million English and Welsh leases is almost certainly impossible."

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

It was beyond disconcerting to hear the Iranian foreign minister on Sunday sounding like Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky circa 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

I’m old enough to remember when the King was on tour—my older brother and my father attended one of his shows, circa 1975, at the Springfield Civic Center in Massachusetts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

My locker is decorated with a postcard of Edward from Twilight, circa 2008, courtesy of Phil, actually.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed