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conked

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past tense of conk

as in beaned

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Jordan Harbst was riding his scooter along the Greenbelt when 41-year-old Ross Wardlaw allegedly stepped into his path and stabbed him to death, according to previous Statesman reporting.

— Carolyn Komatsoulis Updated July 13, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026
Aziel Zacapala, the Rosemead High School student who was fatally stabbed in El Monte on Friday, July 10, 2026.

— Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 13 July 2026

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Catcher Kyle Teel snapped an 0-for-13 skid with a two-run single before Braden Montgomery clubbed a three-run home run to break the game open.

— Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2026
Teoscar Hernandez clubbed the next pitch from Morejon, a slider down but out over the plate, 419 feet to center field for a grand slam and a 4-3 lead.

— Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 4 July 2026

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Belgium’s Hans Vanaken thumped it into the goal past defender Tim Ream, who flailed lamely as Belgium scored.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 7 July 2026
Another turn in a winning season that would have seemed improbable two months ago, when the Phillies flailed and manager Rob Thomson lost his job.

— Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 27 June 2026

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Iran struck a pumping station on Saudi’s pipeline to the Red Sea in April, which slashed throughput by 700,000 bpd.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 16 July 2026
During O’Neill’s time at the helm, Kennedy slashed the number of diseases covered in the pediatric immunization schedule, altered the CDC website to include inaccurate information and packed a key CDC advisory committee with vaccine skeptics.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

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With one out and runners on first and second, the Athletics’ Lawrence Butler smashed a line drive at second baseman Casey Schmitt, who speared the ball and quickly fired a throw to shortstop Willy Adames for a potential inning-ending double play.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
Roman Reigns speared Fatu through the barricade.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

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Still, as the game wore on to the waning moments, both teams were visibly sapped of energy and moving at a slower pace, including Haaland, who faded late in the game, was subbed out at the 105-minute mark and replaced by Jorgen Strand Larsen.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 12 July 2026
For many Americans, however, no deal will be enough to replace what the war has already sapped from their wallets.

— Tristan Bove, Fortune, 1 July 2026

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Without those subsidies, monthly insurance bills went up on average by 58%, according to health policy researchers at KFF — a cost that would have been even higher had many people not switched to cheaper, high-deductible plans.

— Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
Norway largely focused on inswingers to the back post, but switched things up on occasion.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026

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