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The uptick in backdoor reference-checking reflects a growing problem in hiring: People on both sides of the recruiting game can’t trust each other.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
“The problem that Charles Foster Kane is having is not because of a bad marriage choice,” Morris said.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
But conspiracy thinking is not a knowledge problem; it is an identity defense mechanism.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
Responding to claims the restrictions are excessive, she said: "Clean water's a problem that we all need to be concerned about. Housebuilding is one of the sectors that's contributing."
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Thoughts, now that I was alone, were a bigger problem than ever.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Academic Vocabulary: Core Tier 2 Words, List 1
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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"Eleven"
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