as in major
having great meaning or lasting effect
a historic peace agreement between the two nations
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This is the story of how Eric Jorgenson and the team at Scribe took a flatlining company and led it through a historic rebirth to recover its lost potential, restore its core values, and preserve the jobs of dozens of employees.
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Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
The team behind Brooklyn venue Baby’s All Right is opening a new music space within New York’s historic Pyramid Club.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 13 Dec. 2024
The number of IPOs, as well as the dollar amount raised, is well below historic averages for the third straight year.
—Bob Pisani, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
Located on the east side of Midtown, Turtle Bay Gardens is comprised of 20 historic rowhouses situated between East 48th Street and East 49th Street between Second and Third Avenues.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
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Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
The team behind Brooklyn venue Baby’s All Right is opening a new music space within New York’s historic Pyramid Club.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 13 Dec. 2024
The number of IPOs, as well as the dollar amount raised, is well below historic averages for the third straight year.
—Bob Pisani, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
Located on the east side of Midtown, Turtle Bay Gardens is comprised of 20 historic rowhouses situated between East 48th Street and East 49th Street between Second and Third Avenues.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
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In 2022, Biden signed into law the first major federal gun reform in three decades, about a month after an 18-year-old man opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 students and two teachers.Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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State officials said the new investment is expected to create hundreds of new, high-paying jobs by the end of 2030 and increase Ohio’s role as a major technology hub.J.D. Davidson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Dec. 2024
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Get best-in-class reporting that's too important to ignore for just $2.50 $1 per month for 1 year.Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2024
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And Donna, perhaps the most important player in all of this is Joni Ernst who has met with him.ABC News, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
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This type of marble became the preferred material for many significant buildings and sculptures in ancient Greece due to its quality and durability.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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However, with more people coming into contact and working together than ever, one factor can still present a significant barrier: language.Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Texas has a championship-level defense and a feast-or-famine passing game led by starting quarterback Quinn Ewers that typically makes enough big plays.The Athletic College Football, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Vogue Beauty The biggest beauty stories, trends, and product recommendations.Veronica Cristino, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2024
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These are commonly understood as calamities, embarrassments, monumental upsets — pick your descriptor.Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
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The image of Madigan, a famously Irish Southwest Sider, as a monumental desert colossus with the head of a human, body of a lion and wings of an eagle brought some levity to an otherwise quick, cut-and-dried day of testimony in Madigan’s trial, which is now in its 10th week.Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Historic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/historic. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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