past
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If they don't heed the lessons of the recent past then there's got to be fear among their supporters that those mistakes will just be repeated.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
These models can do things from a fraud and crime perspective that is fundamentally different from anything in the past.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Wholesale prices have risen 6.5% in the past 12 months to mark the largest one-year advance since late 2022.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
The producer-price index increased 6.5% over the past 12 months, marking the fastest wholesale inflation since 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
I took off, bolting past the restroom doors and past the mural, and wove between music fans on picnic blankets and in lawn chairs waiting for the concert to start.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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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