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Data compiled by the Swiss-based company from public and private sources showed that hourly PM2.5 in Washington peaked at 11 pm on July Fourth, last year at 133 micrograms per cubic meter.
From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026
"Our colleagues are plugging gaps, doing the impossible, working too many hours to back-fill, are experiencing burnout and ill health and have their private lives upended," Mr Kelly said.
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026
He continued, "I hope this technology will be used as a life-saving technology in both national defense and private medical fields."
From Science Daily • Jul. 2, 2026
George parlays this job into a major’s rank, but only in the Virginia Militia, not the Royal Army, whose officers continue to treat him like the lowliest private.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
“Is this a private party, or are adults allowed too?”
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Vocabulary lists containing private
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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