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Why the quest will fall short And finally Shohei Ohtani hits three homers and strikes out 10 in Game 4 of the 2025 NLCS.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026 -
Perfect Tom strikes out once again, not on the look but on the flavors.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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The product washes out super easily and leaves my hair feeling noticeably silkier, even when wet.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
30 Mar. 2026
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However, when rain washes out the snowpack or a healthy snowpack doesn’t form, water in the soil can later freeze – as can mycorrhizal fungi.—
Aimee Classen,
The Conversation,
16 Feb. 2026
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If a potential winner fails to respond to notification, fails to return required documents on time, is found to be ineligible, or otherwise fails to comply with these Official Rules, the prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate, in Sponsor’s discretion.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
8 June 2026
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Different 'tools' if diplomacy fails Vance did not rule out military fighting intensifying before the war ends, if months of negotiations fail to produce a deal.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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But the lesson from AOL-Time Warner holds that promised big synergies can sour into integration problems that drive up expenses instead, so that the combination of paying a huge price, and getting negative savings, tanks the stock.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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This year’s team is an exceptional group of talented players, but their defense fouls too much, Smith dribbles too much and our shooting percentage often tanks.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
17 Feb. 2026
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Yes, a new Steven Spielberg movie about close encounters with extraterrestrials is landing — and misses the mark.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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Champagnie makes one of the two free throws and then the Spurs can’t retake the lead after Stephon Castle misses a 3.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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Nothing majorly dramatic happens, no one flames out in the kitchen, no dish is an absolute failure.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
9 June 2026
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Wings that shot flames out of them.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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There’s an even bigger problem, though—Charlie collapses on the floor in pain, alone in the office, as the season ends.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
10 June 2026
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Now researchers have analyzed samples taken from within the structure itself—specifically, the crater’s peak ring, an inner ring that formed when the Chicxulub impact produced enough debris to form a mound in the center of its crater that later collapses.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
9 June 2026
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“Goes under.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goes%20under. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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