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The WSJ Dollar Index fell 0.3% — down three of the past four trading days.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
The American labor market is tilting away from men, with nearly all net job growth over the past year coming from the female-dominated healthcare and social-assistance category.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
The past 25 years in Thailand could reasonably be called "the Thaksin era".
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Agent platforms such as OpenClaw have exploded in popularity over the past several months.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
Stumbling past us between two soldiers, hatless and coatless, came Pickwick.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing past
Conventions, Writing to Sources, and Speaking & Listening, Unit 1
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Conventions, Writing to Sources, and Speaking & Listening (Unit 1)
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