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By the mid-1980s, the hotel had passed through a period of city ownership and was closed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
I passed, but just about, and they said 'just do better in your third year'.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
As diplomats and mediators passed proposals back and forth, tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and broader Middle East grew.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The 1983 reforms passed with months to spare.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
In a way they posed a fresh danger as they passed workers and couriers from other underground groups coming and going on the narrow stairs.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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