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Consequently, June doesn’t feel too bad about stealing the only copy of Athena’s last manuscript, a work of historical fiction involving Chinese laborers during the First World War, and passing it off as her own.
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Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Arsenal finished that season in fifth and, owing to the First World War, the sport was suspended (competitively) in the country until the 1919-20 campaign.
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Daylight saving time was introduced in the United States in 1918 with the Standard Time Act, which was meant to lower fuel costs during the First World War.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2025
The earliest agents of chemotherapy got their start as chemical weapons during the First World War.
—Big Think, 14 Aug. 2025
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Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Arsenal finished that season in fifth and, owing to the First World War, the sport was suspended (competitively) in the country until the 1919-20 campaign.
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Daylight saving time was introduced in the United States in 1918 with the Standard Time Act, which was meant to lower fuel costs during the First World War.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2025
The earliest agents of chemotherapy got their start as chemical weapons during the First World War.
—Big Think, 14 Aug. 2025
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“First World War.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/First%20World%20War. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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