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He said the U.S. military would play a “big logistical role” and that the U.S. was helping Venezuelan authorities with overhead imagery of coastal areas where they didn’t have full visibility.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
Our delivery from set-pieces was not great either, but in open play the service from the wingers was pretty much non-existent.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
Tsunami or glacier, Japan’s unique household savings pool will be in play if the decades of deflation are really over.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
He added that investors who held positions in Microsoft thinking it was a free-cash-flow play now “are being asked to underwrite a capital-intensity cycle they didn’t sign up for.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026
I just want to play for as long as possible.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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Reading: Literature - Middle School
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Reading: Literature - Introductory
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