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Recent Examples of cricket
Flowers and greenery sprouting from every corner and crevice attract hummingbirds, a cacophony of morning birdsong and a cricket soundtrack by late afternoon.
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Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
The games travel from city to city hosting competitive team and individual sports that include boys and girls soccer, tennis, basketball, volleyball, cricket, flag football, track and field and archery.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Jan. 2026
India’s cricket tour of Australia reached 122 million viewers on linear TV and 142 million on JioHotstar, while South Africa’s tour of India became 2025’s biggest bilateral series with 166 million linear viewers and 187 million digital viewers.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Jan. 2026
Launched in 2024, the National Cricket League is one of two professional cricket leagues operating in North Texas, alongside Major League Cricket, based in Grand Prairie.
—Everton Bailey Jr, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
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Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
The games travel from city to city hosting competitive team and individual sports that include boys and girls soccer, tennis, basketball, volleyball, cricket, flag football, track and field and archery.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Jan. 2026
India’s cricket tour of Australia reached 122 million viewers on linear TV and 142 million on JioHotstar, while South Africa’s tour of India became 2025’s biggest bilateral series with 166 million linear viewers and 187 million digital viewers.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Jan. 2026
Launched in 2024, the National Cricket League is one of two professional cricket leagues operating in North Texas, alongside Major League Cricket, based in Grand Prairie.
—Everton Bailey Jr, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cricket
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In order to be reinstated, Reed will have to forfeit his player equity in the PGA Tour until 2030.—
Mike Fore,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Markets such as silver and platinum are a fraction of the size of gold or major equity benchmarks like the S & P 500, meaning the recent influx of speculative capital is having an outsized impact on prices.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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Floyd’s murder would inspire the largest racial justice collective actions in the United States since probably the civil rights movement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Officials in Minnesota, along with criminal justice experts and former federal prosecutors, are increasingly critical of the federal response to the aggressive tactics being used by immigration officers in Minneapolis and the surrounding area.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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There has been a public emphasis on young players, something Mourinho is not known for historically, but in fairness, six academy graduates have made their debuts under him and a few youngsters look quite promising, chiefly 19-year-old Argentine winger Gianluca Prestianni.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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But fairness is not the same as financial exploitation.—
Jaime Huff,
Oc Register,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Cricket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cricket. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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