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Ficke was Moe’s right-hand man with the Nuggets from 1982-84, the Abbott to his Costello, at the start of one of the most successful — and absolutely bonkers — periods of the team’s history.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
The holiday takes place in the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent for Catholics.
—Carlie Procell, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Four years later, Bruna Moura finally made it to the start line of an event at the Olympic Games – the qualification race for the Sprint Classic.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
The war enters its fifth year this month, and Kyiv is in a stronger position than at the start of 2025, a Carnegie Endowment expert argued in Foreign Affairs.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 17 Feb. 2026
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
The holiday takes place in the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent for Catholics.
—Carlie Procell, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Four years later, Bruna Moura finally made it to the start line of an event at the Olympic Games – the qualification race for the Sprint Classic.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
The war enters its fifth year this month, and Kyiv is in a stronger position than at the start of 2025, a Carnegie Endowment expert argued in Foreign Affairs.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 17 Feb. 2026
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“The start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20start. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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