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And whatever was missing from Gallen’s repertoire of out-pitches in 2025 isn’t guaranteed to return.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026 -
Delegations from Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines are also attending, marking the highest number of participating countries, delegates and project pitches in TCCF’s history.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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In the movie, Redford plays Roy Hobbs, who struggles his entire life to get a shot at playing professional baseball — a transformation of Arthurian legend into mythic Americana.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Raymond James analysts upgraded the stock to an outperform rating, citing Sandisk's pricing momentum as new supply struggles to come online.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Hammers (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammers%20%28away%29. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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