past
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While that may be appropriate, remember that past performance is no guarantee of future results.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Disappearances have more than doubled over the past decade, according to think tank México Evalúa.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Our postcode lookup includes present day superstars and past greats from all four home nations since 1950 – discover how many have come from your local area.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Over the past century, scientists have proposed numerous hypotheses, most of them centered on chemical evolution occurring either on Earth or in space.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
As we filed past, Betsie and I drew two beautiful soft new ones; mine was white with blue stripes, Betsie’s white with red stripes—obviously the property of some well-to-do family.
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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