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Recent Examples of cricket However, the group of cricket greats questioned the procedure of Khan’s medical checkup. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 Fans can now simultaneously watch football matches from across the Premier League, EFL, SPFL or WSL, or mix all that football action with F1 coverage, cricket, tennis, golf, the NFL or rugby. — John Archer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Hospitality package offers for badminton, cricket and rhythmic gymnastics are due later in the year. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 It was first used by English fast bowlers during the 1932–33 Ashes cricket series against Australia. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cricket

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Investor attention is currently shifting toward a growing divergence within technology equities, as market capital rotates away from mega-cap tech giants and into the AI infrastructure supply chain.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Cash-rich labs are offering athlete-like salaries plus equity packages that can turn early employees into billionaires.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026

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The case could soon be appealed back to the Supreme Court, days after the justices handed down a procedural decision that allowed the administration to move ahead.

— Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
The proceedings open with selection of a panel consisting entirely of service members who will act as the jury to hear the case according to rules of military justice.

— Steve Gorman, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

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