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"It's so rare to see a player shut the door on a major in the way Tiger Woods did," said BBC golf correspondent Iain Carter.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Kim, absorbing North Korea’s first major combat losses in many decades, has lavished surviving families with banquets, gold medals and new Pyongyang apartments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
A Bay Area fundraiser was canceled and major institutional backers abandoned the campaign.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
When people gain weight during life can play a major role in their health decades later.
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026
The CEOs of every major Wall Street firm were also on the wrong end of the gamble.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade 11)
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