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a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize
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Boualem Khoukhi scored an equalizing goal on a header in the fourth minute of stoppage time, and Qatar spoiled a dominant day by Switzerland in a 1-1 draw Saturday in Group B of the World Cup.
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ABC News, 13 June 2026
That is, until Boualem Khoukhi flew into the box and equalized the match with a 95th-minute header that gave Qatar its first point in its short World Cup history and carried the nation to a stunning 1-1 draw with the powerful Swiss.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
Czech Republic nearly found a way back, but Tomáš Souček’s header from a brilliant free-kick was rightly ruled offside.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
Starting in place of Edin Dzeko (shoulder) and Haris Tabakovic (undisclosed), Lukic was in a ideal position to cap a set piece with captain Sead Kolasinac flicking along a header off Ivan Basic’s corner kick.
—John Wawrow, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026
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ABC News, 13 June 2026
That is, until Boualem Khoukhi flew into the box and equalized the match with a 95th-minute header that gave Qatar its first point in its short World Cup history and carried the nation to a stunning 1-1 draw with the powerful Swiss.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
Czech Republic nearly found a way back, but Tomáš Souček’s header from a brilliant free-kick was rightly ruled offside.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
Starting in place of Edin Dzeko (shoulder) and Haris Tabakovic (undisclosed), Lukic was in a ideal position to cap a set piece with captain Sead Kolasinac flicking along a header off Ivan Basic’s corner kick.
—John Wawrow, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026
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Georgia finished the season with a record of 53-14, won the SEC regular season and tournament titles, along with punching its first ticket back to Omaha for the first time since 2008.—
Hunter DeLauder,
AJC.com,
18 June 2026
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On the track, Okoye led Azusa Pacific to four straight NAIA Outdoor Track and Field national championship titles (1983-86).—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Moore wrote in a caption to her post.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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In the caption of her post, Sánchez Bezos shared words of encouragement for children who are struggling with reading or speaking.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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As part of that, Warsh said the Fed could make changes to its usual release of projections every three months showing where Fed officials foresee interest rates, the economy and inflation heading.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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To work around this, LLM hackers turned to markup language, which, among other things, allows users to add formatting elements such as headings, lists, and links to text without the need for HTML tags.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
16 June 2026
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This will be a way for the Vogue Business community to synthesize and reflect on the latest headlines and get a little inside scoop every Friday.—
Elektra Kotsoni,
Vogue,
19 June 2026
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John passed away in 2017 at age 86, and Joan followed last year at age 88, and now, their longtime estate in lower Bel Air is making headlines.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
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“Header.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/header. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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