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Another witness, Abdul Basit, told AFP he was standing in a queue to buy breakfast when he heard the blast.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
Only criminal convictions that attract custodial sentences of more than three months prevent candidates from standing in local council elections.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
They’re even standing in the parking lot in right field. 4-0 Knights over Corona.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
ET, after the craft soared back to Earth from space, standing up to intense heat as it hit the planet’s atmosphere.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Long before 9:00 we were standing in the big wooden anteroom of Administration.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Vocabulary of the Summer Olympics
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Civilizations and Peoples of the Fertile Crescent, Lessons 3–4
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