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Recent Examples of cricket
For a developing cricket nation, the gap remains visible.
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Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
The Games also keep broadening their reach to new or revisited sports – breaking (breakdancing) in Paris; ski mountaineering in Milan; squash, lacrosse, cricket and flag football in Los Angeles.
—Dana Oneil, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The older version of the game, called Test cricket, spreads over five full days of play, and its duration as well as its colonial-era quirks (players wear white while representing their country and take breaks during the day for lunch and tea) have often lent themselves to ridicule.
—Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
While perhaps most famously known for cricket, the stadium is also known for Australian rules football and has hosted the 1956 Summer Olympics.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
The Games also keep broadening their reach to new or revisited sports – breaking (breakdancing) in Paris; ski mountaineering in Milan; squash, lacrosse, cricket and flag football in Los Angeles.
—Dana Oneil, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The older version of the game, called Test cricket, spreads over five full days of play, and its duration as well as its colonial-era quirks (players wear white while representing their country and take breaks during the day for lunch and tea) have often lent themselves to ridicule.
—Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
While perhaps most famously known for cricket, the stadium is also known for Australian rules football and has hosted the 1956 Summer Olympics.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cricket
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JPMorgan's team noted that this had continued into the new year, with emerging-market equities outperforming DM by 10% in dollar terms based on their respective MSCI indexes.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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Harbinger is the first sports fund available to Citizens private wealth clients, said Scott Aleali, head of private equity at Citizens Private Bank.—
Luisa Beltran,
Sportico.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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The pair were originally sentenced in May 2023, before having some convictions — including wire fraud and obstruction of justice — reversed in 2025 and their cases remanded for resentencing.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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But leaders shouldn’t backpedal on criminal justice reforms.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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In fairness, the games have grown over time, which means more women have gotten the chance to become Olympians.—
Tim Reynolds,
Twin Cities,
21 Feb. 2026
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My record of civic engagement is extensive, with a primary emphasis on advancing fairness and equity within the local criminal justice system.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Cricket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cricket. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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