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Once we got off the main roads, Benitez often drove, scouted and interpreted at once, sometimes steering with his elbows.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
There are no trains going in and out of Heathrow after a burst water main caused flooding at an airport train station.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
“People lost their homes, people died. We need to be able to take accountability for this,” said Sidenfaden, who said his main goal as supervisor would be to tackle homelessness.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
Then, the hosts dig into the stat dashboard the U.N. wants to replace GDP as the main prosperity metric and debate whether GDP is even relevant enough for it to matter.
From Slate • May 30, 2026
“The Archer family just moved here,” Grandma said as she pulled onto Deer Hill’s main road.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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Common Core Grade 5, List 5
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