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He might not be acquired to be a closer, but a team like the New York Yankees or Boston Red Sox could use another righty to slot in during the seventh or eighth inning of close ball games.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025 -
Japan is particularly appealing due to its infatuation with the bat and ball game of baseball, its No.1 sport that has some characteristics similar to cricket.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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The Lamar-Drake exchange wraps a photo finish between the two rivals, whose feud ignited into one of the defining pop-culture storylines of 2024.—
Trevor Anderson,
Billboard,
27 May 2025
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Long before Ross Chastain became the first driver in 54 years to win a Cup Series race from the tail of the field at the Coca-Cola 600, Shane Van Gisbergen captured the inaugural Chicago Street Race in his debut, and Daniel Suárez got the best of the infamous three-wide photo finish at Atlanta.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
26 May 2025
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The general election race is widely viewed as a toss-up.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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Ernst won her 2020 reelection bid by roughly 7 points in a race that had at one point been deemed a toss-up.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
3 June 2025
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Video of the meeting showed the confrontation began during a confusing moment in the session.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
28 June 2025
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See footage of Trey Songz’s viral confrontation below.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
25 June 2025
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Israel’s war with Iran is over Unfortunately, the history of foreign policy and military mistakes shows the folly of assuming one’s opponents will behave as desired.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Culiacan, which has around 1 million residents and is the capital of western Mexico's Sinaloa state, has been wrought by a war for control between two rival drug trafficking groups of the Sinaloa cartel – Los Chapitos and La Mayiza.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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In 2025, that efficiency narrative hit center stage: the NBA Finals featured a dramatic and entertaining duel between two small market NBA teams.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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However, the Pirates-Brewers game features one of the best the pitchers duels of the year with Paul Skenes going up against Jacob Misiorowski.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Harwood served as a firefighter in the Kootenai County Fire and Rescue for 17 years and was a veteran combat engineer of the Army National Guard.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 July 2025
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But while Israeli airbases were hit, there isn’t visual evidence of combat aircraft losses so far.—
Sebastien Roblin,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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With the Rockies all but mathematically eliminated from postseason contention, the gears may begin to turn on a Márquez deal well before the trade deadline.—
Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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King Charles’ relationship with both of his sons has been a topic of contention as people speculate about the British Royal family.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
29 June 2025
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“Horse race.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horse%20race. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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