major
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Brown saw combat in the Middle East, won medals and rose to the rank of major.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
On Saturday both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the US embassy in Kyiv issued warnings about the risk of a major Russian airstrike in the coming hours.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
This marked Larsson's fourth time performing at Big Weekend, but it is her first time headlining a major European festival, according to BBC Radio 1.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Nigerian businesses have expressed concerns that high production costs, inadequate infrastructure and logistics bottlenecks remain major challenges, despite the increased competitiveness of their products in China.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
The facts might point to no cure, but if scientists let every obstacle get in their way, then there’d never be any major scientific discoveries.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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The Vocabulary of College
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade 11)
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