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Although the one-party system Stalin bequeathed to Beijing has remained essentially unchanged since 1921, the lives described in these three books have nonetheless helped Chinese politics swing between opposing poles ever since the end of the old imperial system.
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Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
Eisenhower unified the services still further, brought down defense budgets, and improved the institutions that Truman had bequeathed him.
—Martin E. Dempsey, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2013
By the end of the song, Martin confidently bequeaths Mendes the honor of finishing the track with his voice alone.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2024
The home was acquired by Mrs. Emily Morris Gallatin in 1911 and remained within the Morris family until the home and its collections were bequeathed to the Preservation Society in 1986.
—Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2024
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Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
Eisenhower unified the services still further, brought down defense budgets, and improved the institutions that Truman had bequeathed him.
—Martin E. Dempsey, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2013
By the end of the song, Martin confidently bequeaths Mendes the honor of finishing the track with his voice alone.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2024
The home was acquired by Mrs. Emily Morris Gallatin in 1911 and remained within the Morris family until the home and its collections were bequeathed to the Preservation Society in 1986.
—Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2024
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