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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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Gakpo's teammates came onto the filed to support him and formed a circle around him, putting their arms around each other as the crowd cheered, as shown in another video shared by Fox Sports.
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Republicans were left out of the months of conversations around the plan.
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There's one Panama fan here that certainly knows about an important finish.
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Attorney Al Watkins, who represented the McCloskeys during the early stages of the controversy, said one of the biggest misconceptions about the case is what triggered the confrontation in the first place.
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