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Recent Examples of circaThe first commercially viable lithium battery, circa 1985, had the capability to store more than twice as much energy per pound as did previous chemistry.—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 See All Example Sentences for circa
Twelve years after the Kewaunee Power Station shuttered, wounding the local economy, owner EnergySolutions is seeking government approval to build a new nuclear plant at the site — and is trying to buy hundreds of acres of farmland around it.
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Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Now, a new report suggests the project may have hit technical challenges around that first device.
Over the years, Ludwinski said she’s connected with people at Zingerman’s who helped with questions about business challenges.
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Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
The film, which was found under a carpet and in a duct along with jewelry worn by Schaefer, served as evidence when Ignatow was convicted of perjury for lying to a federal grand jury about his involvement in Schaefer's death.
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Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Oct. 2025
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