historic
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Turning the corner of the 15th floor corridor of the historic American Cement Building, a low thrum of electronic sounds seeps through the door of Archived, an L.A. luxury vintage curator.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Northwestern Mutual also announced a historic $9.2 billion payout in 2026, according to a company news release, continuing a 155-year streak of distributing dividends to its policyholders.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
Netanyahu – while framing the ceasefire as "an opportunity to make a historic peace agreement with Lebanon" – also made clear that he was making few concessions on the ground.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
“Walking through the historic streets and discovering small cafés and boutiques gives you a true sense of the city,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Americans shared with Britain a language and many traditions, and with France historic ties going back to Lafayette and the Revolutionary War.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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