past
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At the finance department, Tännler has presided over fiscal surpluses averaging more than 300 million francs a year over the past five years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Khuliso Mudau broke towards the area and looked to skip past Montes, but the South African was stopped in his tracks by a rash tackle.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The Gabelli ETF, which trades under the ticker symbol of GOLS, is up 4% in the past month, outperforming the S&P 500.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
He added that throughout this past year, "at no stage has anybody in India in a position of authority accepted responsibility".
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Joey has always considered herself a woman of honesty and integrity, but as she’s turned away from one interview after another, she decides to invent a new past for herself.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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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