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After virtually no decline in the preceding decade, the married share of 25-to-29-year-olds fell from 72% to 56% between 2014 and 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
He described spotting mysterious "orange orbs flaring up and down" when investigating "loud thuds heard in the mountains" on a test range where others had spotted UFOs in preceding days.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
And, inflation has remained higher and more volatile than in the years preceding Covid.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
This is why it is important to raise awareness among coastal populations about detecting warning signs: felt earthquakes, abnormal sea movements, most often seawater retreats preceding the run-up of the tsunami, but not always.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
In the preceding weeks, Brooklyn had traveled by transatlantic jet, high-speed train, and unmarked spy plane.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
Vocabulary lists containing preceding
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie
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Novel Study: The Scarlet Letter, Chapters 16–24
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Little Rock Girl 1957
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