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history

[his-tuh-ree, his-tree] / ˈhɪs tə ri, ˈhɪs tri /




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Jones has a history of paranoia and is believe to have made 13 calls to the FBI this year reporting that he was being threatened and intimidated, according to the complaint.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

By the time the public gets a chance to buy in, many of the biggest gains -- the kind that made early Google or Amazon investors rich -- may already be history.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Microsoft in 2024 struck a deal with power producer Constellation Energy to restart the undamaged reactor at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant, the site of the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

However, for the first time since 1970, the reverse side will no longer feature notable figures from history.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

We’ve got forty minutes till history, and I’m determined to have something to share with the class by then.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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