historical
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In both scenarios, the market returned to a moderate historical average for the rest of the timespan.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
A $500,000 portfolio invested at a moderate long‑term rate could grow to $800,000 to $1 million over the next decade, based on historical averages.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026
Rabbi Goldstein is no radical, but he gave a remarkable, even shocking, speech in a historical era in which popes have condemned antisemitism without reservation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
The rates paid to MCOs are based on historical data.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
All the extra hours studying, the extra time in the simulation rooms, the extra books and essays I’d read on every obscure historical event known to man didn’t matter.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Vocabulary lists containing historical
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