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Headwinds buffeted Sunday morning's field of nearly 10,000 runners in the first part of the Austin Marathon, but tailwinds in the late miles helped push Joseph Whelan and Kellyn Taylor to victories and course records.—
Brom Hoban,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Feb. 2026 -
Issues of fame, family and second chances buffet both films.—
Lisa Rosen,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The company was also barraged with complaints about high prices via voicemails and emails.—
Dave Lozo,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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After Warren Buffett’s death, Susie, Howie and Peter will become three of the most important philanthropists in the world, scrutinized by the media, widely followed by other wealthy donors and barraged with requests for funds.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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To celebrate, the president wants to offer free admissions that day to the country’s national parks, a self-serving gesture, no doubt, but one that is no surprise for a man who spent much of his adult life plastering his name on the sides of buildings, airplanes and casino hotels.—
Leonard Greene,
Mercury News,
27 Dec. 2025
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In one scene, Gracie Abrams texts Taylor a picture of the singer plastered on the side of a hotel in Indianapolis.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
23 Dec. 2025
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The junior didn’t pitch from Feb. 23 to April 18 with a shoulder injury, yet triumphed to cannon a 19-strikeout no-hitter on June 16 in a 3-0 win against Murray State.—
Erick Taylor,
Arkansas Online,
31 Dec. 2025
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Twice the midfield was open, twice a player cut inside and shot, but while Bowen’s fourth-minute shot cannoned off the left post of the Newcastle goal, Murphy’s shot nestled low in the bottom corner.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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The poster of the Big East regular-season championship trophy that sits on an easel courtside at UConn’s practice facility was battered, held together by a roll’s worth of clear packing tape at the start of the week.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
20 Feb. 2026
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The California avalanche was triggered by a powerful winter storm battered the region with heavy snow and high winds.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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In his lone start last year with Young out with a high ankle sprain, Dalton was overmatched in a 40-9 loss to the Buffalo Bills, getting sacked seven times and coughing up three turnovers.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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In recent weeks, Baker McKenzie, a white-shoe law firm, axed 700 employees, Salesforce sacked hundreds of workers, and the auditing firm KPMG negotiated lower fees with its own auditor.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2026
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Elsewhere, Finland put the disappointment of Friday’s narrow loss to Canada in the rearview mirror and blitzed Slovakia 6-1 to claim the bronze medal in men’s hockey.—
Curt Anderson,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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The Rockets sent the double team, trapped or blitzed Brunson at least 19 times on Saturday.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026
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The resistance to rolling back the use of blue slips marks rare GOP defiance to Trump but closely resembles Senate Republicans’ opposition to his crusade to nuke the 60-vote filibuster.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Dec. 2025
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But when fully mature, many seeds still won’t germinate because Mother Nature has trained many plant species to use one of several mechanisms to make sure the seeds don’t germinate in September/October only to get nuked by the onset of winter weather.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
21 Nov. 2025
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“Bang away (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bang%20away%20%28at%29. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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