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As Marcos’s pals mismanaged their holdings, the country sank into its worst recession since the Second World War.
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Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Before the Second World War, scientific research was not broadly viewed as a driver of productivity.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Dilley’s family at the end of the Second World War moved to London.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
Living in the 1940s under the close shadow of the Second World War, Erika is a descendant of Alma (nine-year-old Hanna Heckt, remarkable in her big-screen debut), the inquisitive, flaxen-haired youngest daughter of a stern farming family at the turn of the century.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 May 2025
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Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Before the Second World War, scientific research was not broadly viewed as a driver of productivity.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Dilley’s family at the end of the Second World War moved to London.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
Living in the 1940s under the close shadow of the Second World War, Erika is a descendant of Alma (nine-year-old Hanna Heckt, remarkable in her big-screen debut), the inquisitive, flaxen-haired youngest daughter of a stern farming family at the turn of the century.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 May 2025
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“Second World War.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Second%20World%20War. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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