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Every May, the Met Gala catapults fashion into the stratosphere as celebrities by the score turn out in their finest — and often outrageous — haute couture outfits at the annual fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute.
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 19 May 2025
Success isn’t just defined by the score at the end of the game but by the mental ability to stay calm, focused, and resilient during the most demanding moments in the game.
—Brook Choulet, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Now, after consecutive wins by the score of 7-6, Georgia is 32-6 overall and 10-5 in the SEC.
Arkansas, which had climbed to No. 1 in last week’s top 25, lost consecutive games for the first time this season.
—Mitch Light, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
There were perpetual calendars by the score, and plenty of hardstone dials, along with blue dials of every color.
—Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 19 May 2025
Success isn’t just defined by the score at the end of the game but by the mental ability to stay calm, focused, and resilient during the most demanding moments in the game.
—Brook Choulet, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Now, after consecutive wins by the score of 7-6, Georgia is 32-6 overall and 10-5 in the SEC.
Arkansas, which had climbed to No. 1 in last week’s top 25, lost consecutive games for the first time this season.
—Mitch Light, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
There were perpetual calendars by the score, and plenty of hardstone dials, along with blue dials of every color.
—Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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“By the score.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20the%20score. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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