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Standing at the counter next to a crew of workmen, I sipped a latte and munched on a pastry as the smell of espresso and the sound of Italian greetings swirled around me.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
Standing on the windswept central square of Slavutych, he said that his first, "nuclear" war was against an invisible, odourless poison.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
Standing about 25 inches tall, it likely had a toothless beak, large eye sockets, and hollow bones.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
Those in the Corral Standing Pit will be the closest.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Standing across the street from Thomas’s house, I felt my blood boil to a sizzling 212 degrees Fahrenheit, bringing heat to my cheeks and fingertips.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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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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