historic
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As theaters continue to navigate rough waters amid hopes of a durable post-pandemic recovery, celebrity buyers have become a driving force in the effort to preserve some of L.A.’s historic venues.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
The move, announced by the government, has been welcomed by charities and campaigners as "a truly historic moment".
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
“That’s a genuinely historic pace,” said Jim Reid, global head of macro and thematic research at Deutsche Bank, in an emailed note Tuesday.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
In response to the 2014 epidemic, the U.S. led a historic international public-health mobilization.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Unlike land sites, where the invaluable evidence of past cultures and people are often covered over or mingled with the relics of succeeding eras, an ancient shipwreck is a pristine historic time capsule.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
Vocabulary lists containing historic
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