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In a piece for the Guardian published on Friday night, Burnham described the transatlantic slave trade as a "brutal and barbaric violation", external, and that Britain "must face up to the past".
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
A study commissioned by the California Primary Care Assn. found that clinics could face up to $1.7 billion in collective penalties in the first year of the measure’s implementation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
And so, 25 years after it opened, Berlin’s Jewish Museum must face up to an existential challenge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Wildlife traffickers can face up to 10 years in prison for crimes involving protected species, or 15 years for endangered species.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Forrest lay on one side, wrapped in a nautical-themed towel, and Imogen lay on the other, face up to the sun and still covered in water droplets.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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