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history

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




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Dowden told Radio Times magazine she became "quite emotional" while uncovering her family history on the BBC show Who Do You Think You Are?

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Inouye-Perez and Fernandez worked in tandem to create the powerhouse team, which is in the midst of one of the best offensive seasons in D1 softball history.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

He dismissed as history the Six Assurances—a 1982 Reagan-era commitment, honored by successive presidents, that the U.S. wouldn’t consult Beijing on arms sales to Taiwan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

For more than a decade before September 2025, history was not formally part of Nigeria's national school curriculum.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Firsthand accounts of history were the bread and butter of the Glitching world, and I was lucky this one wasn’t in someone’s scrawling handwriting or in a crusty old journal that smelled like mouse poop.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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