brought
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It has also brought together Israeli and Lebanese army officials to enhance security coordination around their shared opponent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Further concerns about Turner's behaviour while on the trip were brought to light in the internal church report.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The case was later reclassified to be linked with Lea County, New Mexico, because the dog was brought over by a New Mexico resident to the clinic in Texas, officials said.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Four years before Gregg, the Supreme Court had brought the death penalty to a halt in Furman v.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
It was not the badger’s job to understand why the Afterlife had brought her to his door.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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