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[yeer] / jɪər /








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Bass proposed legalizing vacation rentals in her budget this year, though the proposal was removed from the budget by the City Council.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

The show, which has been filmed at Cardiff's BBC Roath Lock Studios since 2011, is also expected to move to a new fictional hospital in Wales next year.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Fatal crashes fell slightly last year, but deaths still exceeded 300 in each of the last three years.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

In recent years, sightings have picked up, and this year had brought more reports of continental species than usual across southern England, which experts said was closely tied to the weather.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

They come back a few times each year for weddings, funerals, powwows, and other family gatherings.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

But after years of deferred admission, can a new generation of students at Hillman College score high at delivering a compelling, modern take of the groundbreaking sitcom “A Different World”?

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

“Still I’m very mindful of the audience. There’s a different audience to the English audience. It’s just not as different as maybe 13 years ago.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Debbie Allen, who worked on the original series, had tried for years to revive the groundbreaking sitcom.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

But in recent years, public pressure has compelled city leaders to think more critically about whether enforcement can continue without the historical harms that has come along with it.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

In Boston twenty years before, the central exhibit had been Phineas himself, alive and seemingly well.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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