comprehensive
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James said she was confident Kelly would “lead a fair and comprehensive investigation.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
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From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
"We must establish a comprehensive prevention system to address the cybersecurity crisis," he added.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center is among just 57 cancer centers nationwide to receive the National Cancer Institute's prestigious "comprehensive" designation.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
No covert military tribunal, Secret Service snoopers, or police group could have devised half as comprehensive or effective a Distant Early Warning System.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
Look, CSU and all regional comprehensives in this country have a budget problem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
According to Ofqual figures, in 2019 there was a 24 percentage point gap between independent schools and comprehensives in A* and A grades at A-level - this year it has risen to 31 percentage points.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2021
From BASIS’s first year in 1996-1997, students who failed the comprehensives had to retake them.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 28, 2019
Pupils at grammars do get better results than they would at comprehensives.
From Economist ● Aug. 11, 2016
Professor David Woods, the chief adviser for London schools, said the "chattering classes" were wrong about the capital's comprehensives.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 27, 2011
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