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  • an inflection of be.
  • an inflection of be.
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was

[wuhz, woz, wuhz] / wʌz, wɒz, wəz /




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The index was driven by consumer economic expectations, which picked up for the fourth month in a row.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Chris Lofts, the site manager, said the waste was first filtered before having water added and being fed into a digester to create methane.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Sales growth was dragged by sharp organic declines of 14% and 19%, respectively, in the key markets of the U.S. and China.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Neala says she wanted to work but the support she received from the Jobcentre was hampered by seeing a different work coach at almost every appointment.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

The priest also explains that “he indicated many instances in which he had tried to find out what she was reading and she had refused to show him the title of the book.”

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly



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