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Kings coach Doug Christie said Westbrook also ranks among the very best point guards to ever play the game.
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 18 Mar. 2026
The Heat, which has needed to qualify for the playoffs through the NBA’s play-in tournament in each of the last three seasons, needs to finish among the East’s top six teams to clinch a playoff spot and avoid the play-in tournament.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, the movie’s villains — played by recognizable faces, among them Heather Graham and Tom Felton — get pretty much zero by way of personality, or even superficial nastiness, making Asia’s reprisals a whole lot less entertaining.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
Nathan Lee, as well as the victim's father and one of Lee's sons, were among relatives who witnessed the execution.
—David Fischer The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 18 Mar. 2026
The Heat, which has needed to qualify for the playoffs through the NBA’s play-in tournament in each of the last three seasons, needs to finish among the East’s top six teams to clinch a playoff spot and avoid the play-in tournament.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, the movie’s villains — played by recognizable faces, among them Heather Graham and Tom Felton — get pretty much zero by way of personality, or even superficial nastiness, making Asia’s reprisals a whole lot less entertaining.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
Nathan Lee, as well as the victim's father and one of Lee's sons, were among relatives who witnessed the execution.
—David Fischer The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026
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The fire disabled berthing for over 600 sailors and prompted a significant damage control effort amid ongoing combat operations against Iran.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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During my stay, the hotel was amidst its big corporate change into a Marriott property.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Mar. 2026
Preposition
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Serious talks between the two collapsed in 2022 over regulatory concerns but the idea has resurfaced as MTN seeks to bulk up its fiber infrastructure.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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The American always had the engine and work rate to flit between defensive and attacking duties in a central midfield berth.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Global fuel supplies were already under pressure because of Iran's stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway through which a fifth of the world's oil is transported.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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Patrick Kane took a shot from the point that fluttered through traffic and bounced off Compher, who was parked at the goalpost.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Among.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/among. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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