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Also: Isa. Bible Isaiah
Island(s) or Isle(s)
First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch is, Old Norse es, er, German, Gothic ist, Latin est, Greek estí, Old Church Slavonic jestĭ, Sanskrit asti
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The report defines “forced labor” as “all work or service which is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
The race took another turn last month when Pratt, who is best known as a star of MTV’s “The Hills,” delivered an assured debate performance against Bass and Raman.
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Ugarte is a former deputy chief of staff for Price and Mazariegos is co-director of the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment Los Angeles and is backed by the Democratic Socialists of America.
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But the Aces were also shorthanded, without Dana Evans, Jewel Loyd and Chennedy Carter, who is second on the Aces in scoring despite coming off the bench.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
The climate is tropical, with wet and dry seasons.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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