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The SpaceX team celebrated after the launch of the most powerful and tallest rocket ever, and while the mission achieved most of its major objectives, it did not go exactly to plan.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
A $2 billion federal funding boost for quantum computing coincides with Moody’s identifying it as a major cyber threat to financial institutions.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Since 1960, ocean warming and reduced land water storage played major roles.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
This region is a major commercial hub and mining center with lots of traffic.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
One last strum through C major, the sound of everything being okay, and I sing the opening line: “This song is your Valentine card. In it are all the words I could never say.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Vocabulary lists containing major
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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