historical
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Sullivan was banned after a historical allegation about his conduct was raised with the Football Association in 2023.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
While that sequence was a technical feat for its time, many today view the 93-minute film itself as little more than a historical curiosity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Others have said that argument “disregards the historical record” — which clearly shows lawmakers understood that the amendment’s language was much broader than that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
The current investing environment, which features interest rates closer to historical norms than what investors saw during the 2010s, should also help keep value stocks in favor.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Failure to recognize that history can, indeed must, be read backwards leads to a whole series of historical questions being outlawed.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing historical
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