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He moved into a bedroom at Chile's training site and during his four years in charge he oversaw it being transformed from a tired and outdated place to a modern complex.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
This Hall of Fame player is the only golfer in modern Olympic history to win a complete set of medals — gold, silver and bronze — across three different Olympic Games.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
The University of Utah Seismograph Stations has preserved decades of seismic records, creating a valuable archive for modern analysis.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
Mr. Mezrich calls Chess.com “the modern face of chess” and “its now-essential virtual spine.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
To compete for colonies, Germany’s leaders decided that they also needed a modern oceangoing navy that could challenge Britain’s centuries-old command of the seas.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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President Obama's second inaugural address
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