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gigged

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past tense of gig

as in coached

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Matt Steven stepped into the booth at the start of 2026, having already coached New Zealand’s 49er skiff crew to an Olympic silver medal at Paris 2024.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
The Coyotes are coming off a 10-5 season but are led by new head coach Matt Vitzthum, who coached quarterbacks and wide receivers at South Dakota during the school’s playoff runs over the past two seasons.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 15 Sep. 2026

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And a 26-year-old naturalist named Charles Darwin arrived aboard the British Royal Navy ship HMS Beagle, which had sailed from England nearly four years earlier on a mission to chart South America.

— Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 14, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Sep. 2026
Tyler Shough’s two-point pass attempt sailed over Noah Fant, allowing Detroit to avoid the near-collapse with a 31-30 victory in overtime.

— Doug Kezirian, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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Over the following quarter century, this mechanism migrated from Muslims to immigrants, racial protesters, cultural minorities, and, ultimately, partisan opponents themselves.

— Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
Some longtime residents are Milwaukee natives, but many migrated from the South or nearby Midwestern states and made this city their home.

— April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026

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Imagine everything that followed Michigan’s loss to Ohio State was a bad dream and Kyle Whittingham never rode his Harley-Davidson into the Big House.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Three shooters unloaded 18 rounds at the black Escalade in which Robinson rode with his cousin and the intended target — Tyquian Bowman, a rapper known as Quando Rondo.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

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On Sunday morning, great clouds covered the tops of the city’s tallest skyscrapers, but the weather cleared up while the mother and daughter cruised together as participants in Bike the Drive.

— Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
The 36-year-old cruised through seven scoreless innings, scattering three hits and three walks while striking out seven batters.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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Lukas navigated the group of out-of-town commanders to the closest door.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, her mother, having navigated four older siblings’ athletic careers, was free to travel with 14-year-old Tracy because the nest was empty.

— Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of navigated

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In the first weekend in July, Mahomes jetted to the East Coast for Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s wedding in New York City.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
During the first batch of episodes, the couples met, fell in love, came face-to-face and jetted off to their romantic honeymoons.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

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