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Days later, they ran out of fuel only to be spotted and rescued off the tiny Spanish island of El Hierro.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Worried about the impact on the all-important tourist industry, the government ordered the scene of the attack to be cleaned up as quickly as possible.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Bilal Mohammad appeared to be extremely distressed, shouting that he was being mistreated .
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
I knew coming here in November, I might be sitting here in front of a lot of very angry people because this place is in a mess.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
She rallies the other patients and tells them that they don’t deserve to be treated this way.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Scrabble: Two-Letter Words
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Spelling Practice, Unit 8
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Spelling Practice 1, Unit 3
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