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Five unions — including school clerical workers, plant and cafeteria managers, building trades and school police — settled their contracts previously.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
This kind of symbolic behavior suggests a deeper level of social meaning than previously recognized.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
He previously told the BBC he wanted the tribute to be a special place for the community to "pause and reflect".
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
In 2024, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, or FIFA, opened a new legal-and-compliance division office in the Miami area that had previously been housed at the association’s headquarters in Zurich.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
The biggest surprise to emerge from the detailed studies of the remains was the revelation that the previously held belief that Tudor England was an all-white, native-born population was simply not true.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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Academic Vocabulary Toolkit 1, Words 71-80
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Lesson 12
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: pre-
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