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The slow pace of the Ukrainian summer masked a harsh reality: The war was getting closer and many Druzhkivka residents were planning their escape.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Lewis said she set up the group after getting police permission to travel up and stay in her father's empty house so she could help organise his funeral.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
“That, in turn, has started to lead to companies forming, and we’re now at the stage where we need to think about scaling those companies and getting them to stay in the U.K.,”
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
This makes it difficult to calculate how much each World Cup player is getting paid during the tournament, as the exact disbursement breakdown for all 48 soccer federations is not fully known.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026
“I was getting ahead of myself, rushing on too quickly.”
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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Spelling Practice, Unit 2
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