historic
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Trump toured the construction site with Powell last summer and afterward said he didn’t want to second-guess cost overruns on two historic buildings that are undergoing a gut renovation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
"It's a historic gathering that we hope to build on."
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Washington and Tehran held historic face-to-face talks in Islamabad over the weekend, but failed to reach an agreement on ending the war.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
The desire, or compulsion, to document this moment seems to come from a shared understanding that the opening of “sister dreamer,” all of us here together, is a historic event.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
For good measure they are widening the street that leads up a short hill to the center of Hanover and its handsome, historic green.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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