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ancient

[eyn-shuhnt] / ˈeɪn ʃənt /


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For nearly two years, Al-Shubbak watched through ancient grey eyes as Tuti, the crescent-shaped island in the heart of the Sudanese capital she calls home, emptied of its inhabitants under a punishing paramilitary siege.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Her formidable, untitled 2026 sphinx regally commands its space among ancient Egyptian and Roman sculpture, a marvel of the cross-temporal and cross-spatial, spiked with specific references to Black self-determination.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

It’s an ancient area with many lakes, and much of the footage involves tigers interacting with—or eating—the water-borne.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Over long geological periods, this leads to the large deposits seen in ancient rock formations.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

To stand in the place where Palomita found the ancient note.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar




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