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The presence of Franco-Americans in the area can be traced back to 1840-1930, when nearly one million Francophone people emigrated from Quebec where farmlands were depleted and jobs scarce, to work in textile mills in New England.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026 -
Many of Mexico's Mennonites emigrated from Russia to Canada, and then Mexico, in the 1920s.—
Katie Silver,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
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Kelly met with Indra executives and toured one of its radar production facilities in October 2025.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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Worth the trip Christian Brothers flew to San Diego on Friday, practiced at Hoover High School on Saturday, toured San Diego State’s Tony Gwynn Stadium, then went to the Tigers-Padres games.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Unlike the pioneers of the frontier myth, however, these real people journeyed through the West not only from the East, but in many different directions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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After all, between 1968 and 1972, 24 American astronauts flying on nine Apollo missions journeyed to the moon.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Defected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defected. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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