In the open spaces, people kicked balls around (including my toddler, who blasted a shot past me and knocked over the beer of a Colombia fan who was very, very nice about the whole thing) or found shade under the only tree.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
During a rundown play between third and home, a Verdugo Hills runner knocked over the Roosevelt third baseman.
Architecture Statue of Liberty Model With a near-perfect rating and $40 knocked off the price, this model of the Statue of Liberty is a must-have for any adult Lego lover.
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Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
27 Nov. 2025
Maybe that weird overtime goal with the net knocked off, but that was the right call.
In Asia, Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 briefly topped 70,000 for the first time Tuesday before trimming early gains after the Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to 1%.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
They are ranked 28th by FIFA and topped their qualifying group with eight wins in 10 qualifier matches.
New York had never trailed by more than 22 points in these playoffs, but that mark has been eclipsed three times already by San Antonio, which has led by 23, 24 and now 25 points in a jaw-dropping performance.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
Those matchups and the Ole Miss game all handily eclipsed 2024’s highest sales game (Tennessee, $762K).
Seven decades later that number has climbed to seventy-three, while those in the richest nations have surpassed an average of over fourscore years, a number the Bible reserves for only the most vigorous among us.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
What made this system truly revolutionary was the demonstration in 2012 that it could be reprogrammed with different pieces of guide RNA to edit virtually any genome in any species, and at a level of precision and ease that far surpassed existing gene-editing tools.
According to this tradition, the body may appear the same but is now enlivened with a new consciousness that has transcended all dualities – including male and female.
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Anya Foxen,
The Conversation,
9 Dec. 2025
But for me, the meaning of his time at the library transcended the merely personal.
The sale on Monday far outstripped those, no doubt due to the truly top material in the sale, including what Christie’s called the largest Pollock drip painting still in private hands.
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Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
18 May 2026
Wagner outstripped her fundraising, bringing in $182,000, but ended the period with less than $120,000 left in his account.
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