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Recent Examples of circa
The first commercially viable lithium battery, circa 1985, had the capability to store more than twice as much energy per pound as did previous chemistry.
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Mark P. Mills,
National Review,
5 Mar. 2020
Cuckoo clock, circa 1950 Q. My grandmother gave me this clock more than 30 years ago.
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oregonlive,
1 Feb. 2020
Compare this to the reality of what was going on for Anne circa the early 1970s.
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Emma Dibdin,
Town & Country,
15 Dec. 2019
The curator of the Pompidou exhibition, Didier Ottinger, has situated the paintings of Bacon in the context of a Reader’s Digest assortment of texts, a general-interest, user-friendly survey of Big Thoughts 101, circa 1985.
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Philip Kennicott,
Washington Post,
31 Oct. 2019
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Mark P. Mills,
National Review,
5 Mar. 2020
Cuckoo clock, circa 1950 Q. My grandmother gave me this clock more than 30 years ago.
—
oregonlive,
1 Feb. 2020
Compare this to the reality of what was going on for Anne circa the early 1970s.
—
Emma Dibdin,
Town & Country,
15 Dec. 2019
The curator of the Pompidou exhibition, Didier Ottinger, has situated the paintings of Bacon in the context of a Reader’s Digest assortment of texts, a general-interest, user-friendly survey of Big Thoughts 101, circa 1985.
—
Philip Kennicott,
Washington Post,
31 Oct. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circa
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Olivia Taylor, the assistant manager of the swim school, says clearing up misconceptions about what drowning actually looks like and getting anyone comfortable in and around the water, are some of the most important parts of teaching someone how to swim.
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The suspects accused of plotting an attack on the UFC fight at the White House allegedly planned to deploy drones armed with explosives around the event, forcing the crowd to evacuate before they would be targeted by sniper fire, court records said.
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Fed independence concerns tempered There was much speculation about how Warsh rejoining the Fed as chair would affect the institution’s independence before his first meeting.
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The founding story Parsis tell about their arrival in India dates back centuries.
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