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About 68,000 US troops are permanently stationed in Europe, according to figures from the US Department of Defense, with thousands of others deployed on a rotational basis, primarily in countries on NATO's eastern flank.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Lubajja tells the undercover reporters that the shelter primarily exists to make money from social media viewers abroad under false pretences.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
Out of the 50 species studied, 35 primarily moved sideways, while 15 moved forward.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2026
But a system that works primarily for the top tier is less a development system than a sorting mechanism.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Along the way I encountered values that I accepted, primarily those that reinforced my early religious and community mores.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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