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Recent Examples of cuffedWhyte pulled the driver out of the car and cuffed him while the other officers moved to cuff Rivera.—John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
Fireworks lit up the night sky, people honked horns on jampacked streets and firefighters — from their trucks — slapped high-fives with delirious fans.
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Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Do not read this if my editors have slapped a closeup of cochliomyia hominivorax, aka nightmare flesh-eating parasite, on top of this column.
With the infield pulled in, Hall chopped the ball over first base for a two-run lead.
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CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Blending dry roasted peanuts with layers of caramel, nougat, and peanut cheesecake on top of a thin layer of chocolate and shortbread cookie crust, this delectable 3-inch square is topped off with a milk chocolate drizzle and chopped Snickers pieces.
Detectives say the suspect, 45-year-old Ismael Martinez, had just assaulted his girlfriend with a knife; she was found wounded in a nearby vehicle and hospitalized.
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Jazmin Alvarado,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Lewis was accused of poisoning two white female housemates, assaulted by a white mob in response to the charge, and acquitted in court, only to then be accused of stealing art supplies and prohibited from reënrolling.
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Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
In his first three games of the season, Bryant had 350 receiving yards to go along with four touchdowns, before an all-too familiar foe smacked him down with a brutal punishment.
Eichel swatted home a rebound just after linemate Ivan Barbashev had gone crashing through the crease, catching Hurricanes goalie Frederik Andersen in the head and knocking him to the ice.
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Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
7 June 2026
Trey Gambill, after two fly-outs, swatted a homer to center, his ninth of the season, giving Oklahoma a 7-0 lead.