historic
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She pointed to a historic drop in the city’s homicide rate, which has fallen to its lowest point since 1959, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
The Roaring ’20s: Driven by easy credit and an industrial build-out of new technologies like the radio and the telephone, this historic bubble peaked on Sept. 3, 1929.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
The low participation in the index’s rally is historic.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
If none of this persuades you of the intrinsic greatness of this country, my fellow Americans, then at least use this historic moment to take a holiday from the bad stuff.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
The building was a good start: a rented two-story Greek Revival house built in 1882, near the historic district called “Old Alabama Town.”
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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