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Flooding is common in northern Peru and southern Ecuador, and can reach parts of East Africa, Central Asia and the southern United States.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
They look like extreme long shots when you apply a common sense statistical test to them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
"The Bergstrom site presented a puzzle because it was used intermittently and abandoned when bison were common throughout the region and hunting was intense," Wendt explained.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
Those substances have become increasingly common in high-protein drinks and snacks.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Column space for joking articles about ghosts and gossip diminished as the idea of Southern secession grew more common.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (1801)
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