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Officials then spent the past few days working through details on how to implement the unusual agreement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Los Angeles City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado said Lineage had blown well past the city-imposed Aug. 14 deadline to remove waste from that freezer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
They have every reason to be annoyed as they have now seen only three home league wins from their past 23 matches at their superb stadium.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The petition gained new momentum following Parton’s death, soaring past 150,000 signatures this week.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
I never walked past their cot because one of them had a gangrenous foot that she would thrust in the face of anyone who came near.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Married at First Sight Australia stars say the show left them feeling unsafe and unprotected because their on-screen partners had criminal pasts which they were not told about, a BBC investigation can reveal.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
Both have pasts you wouldn’t put on a Tinder profile.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Some of them are haunted by their pasts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
But gone too is a sense that we understand each other’s pasts, and Nicole’s understanding of Birdie shatters into a mess of devotion and anger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
Only two days ago, she would have left it at that, respecting their unspoken agreement to tread lightly in each other’s pasts.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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Conventions, Writing to Sources, and Speaking & Listening, Unit 1
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