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Det Ch Insp Al Pitcher, of Essex Police, previously said the Rahmans were "trying to help" Musa after he "got into difficulties" in the water.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
“So they will capture more of the data-center economics than they did previously, because of the electrical expertise,” Nelson said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
It achieved a roughly $30 billion valuation as of last year, based on the strength of Sutskever’s reputation in the field, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Elephant bone tools have previously been found at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, with some examples dating back as far as 1.5 million years.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
With testimony distinguished from authority, what was previously authority became, in Glanvill’s words, simply ‘old and useless luggage’.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Academic Vocabulary Toolkit 1, Words 71-80
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: pre-
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