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Amid this upheaval, he wanted to be sure that his son, Septimius, inherited the wisdom of the ancient Greeks—but doubted whether Septimius would have the patience to wade through a vast corpus of 1,000-year-old works.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Coakley also noted that the Knicks offer a sense of belonging for New York's vast immigrant population, as they join other residents to back the team.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
“For the vast majority of the investing public, it’s a complication that’s far beyond their ability and desire.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
At the Colmar banquet, held in a vast hangar-like space on the edge of town, such accusations are dismissed out of hand.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The vast majority of White Southerners opposed education for Colored people, and even though Colored people paid taxes, governments refused to fund Colored schools.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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Figurative Language in King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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