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Then came the Second World War, the Luftwaffe and German determination to wreck Trafford Park’s industrial base.
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Michael Walker, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
What do alleged mistakes made as the results of editorial decisions and/or failures within broadcasters in London have to do with a cohort of people reporting in the most deadly conflict for journalists since the Second World War?
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
Since the Second World War, the United States has exercised de-facto military control over Greenland, thanks to the maverick diplomat Henrik Kauffmann, who, as Denmark’s envoy to Washington in 1941, granted the U.S. control over its security.
—Louise Bokkenheuser, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
Trump has also imposed a total of 20 percent in additional tariffs on Chinese goods, meaning that total tariff increases (assuming the pause ends) will be the largest since the Second World War.
—The Editors, National Review, 7 Mar. 2025
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Michael Walker, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
What do alleged mistakes made as the results of editorial decisions and/or failures within broadcasters in London have to do with a cohort of people reporting in the most deadly conflict for journalists since the Second World War?
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
Since the Second World War, the United States has exercised de-facto military control over Greenland, thanks to the maverick diplomat Henrik Kauffmann, who, as Denmark’s envoy to Washington in 1941, granted the U.S. control over its security.
—Louise Bokkenheuser, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
Trump has also imposed a total of 20 percent in additional tariffs on Chinese goods, meaning that total tariff increases (assuming the pause ends) will be the largest since the Second World War.
—The Editors, National Review, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Second World War.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Second%20World%20War. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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