For example, when Rhode Islanders complained about how the British ship Gaspee was attacking their ships without mercy in its hunt for smugglers, the Royal Navy waved away the colonial government.
—
Robert Parkinson,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
To get there, Sodais climbed mountains in the snow, moved from border to border with the help of smugglers, got captured a dozen times and spent time in jail.
The Dodgers went hitless with runners in scoring position, leaving the bases loaded in the first inning, two men on in the third and two more in the eighth.
—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
The Royals had two runners aboard in the ninth, but couldn’t scratch a run across the plate.
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