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The major motorways that strike west from the capital bypass the county entirely; the trains from London Waterloo to the local station at Dorchester take a leisurely three hours.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
"I was hitting good shots and just wasn't converting but I was patient out there," said Lowry, whose sole major win came at the 2023 Open.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
For example, a major attack on Qatar’s Ras Laffan liquefied natural gas facilities is expected to take months to repair.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Behind closed doors, other major Swalwell backers — including key labor unions — were reassessing their support.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Germany’s chief ally was Austria-Hungary, an unwieldy empire of several major religions and numerous languages and nationalities, including large numbers of Serbs who wanted to break away from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and declare their independence.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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