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One can understand overpaying by a bit to acquire something special, but overpaying by more than a billion dollars is highly questionable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
According to four crew members, the unusually high number of sorties by the carrier’s aircraft wore down some of the special nonskid coating on the deck’s surface.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
"It was something we've never experienced before, and to play against such legends of the game was super special."
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
In recent weeks US special forces have been carrying out joint operations with Ecuador's military.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
This one was so special it had an entire room to itself!
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Three new specials commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Mrs Brown's Boys – which this week officially cancelled its festive specials due to creator and star Brendan O'Carroll's broken jaw - has a nomination for best comedy.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Six stand-up comics share the stories behind their Emmy eligible specials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Since his supposed cancellation, he’s self-produced several stand-up specials, including 2020’s “Sincerely Louis C.K.,” which won a Grammy for best comedy album.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
Above my head, a chalkboard sign lists today’s specials: roasted cream of tomato soup with house-made garlic croutons, blackened chili-lime salmon with rice and mango salsa, and double-chocolate lava mudslide with raspberry coulis for dessert.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing special
"The Lotus Seed"
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Century 21 Accounting, 9e, Chapters 4-7
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"Glencoe Accounting: Real-World Applications & Connections," Vocabulary from Chapter 11
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