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Stop by the visitor center to check out volleyballs, basketballs, Frisbees, cornhole sets, baseballs and bats, or ladder ball games.—
Taryn Shorr-Mckee,
Midwest Living,
4 June 2026 -
In addition to the 100-plus food vendors, there are also retail vendors, bungee jumping trampolines and giant inflatable water ball games.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 May 2026
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In 2024, Mystik Dan half-nosed out Sierra Leone and Forever Young to win the Derby’s first three-horse photo finish since 1947.—
Peter Keating,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Waite placed second in the photo finish.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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Shortly after the verbal confrontation, Pelley was fired after an emergency meeting Tuesday.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
7 June 2026
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Shocking video captured the moments anti-ICE agitators were arrested outside Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, Friday, during riotous confrontations.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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Analysts have long rated the Central Valley seat a toss-up, and California’s top-two primary system means the final matchup is still in flux.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Yet some strategists in both parties have viewed the governor’s race as unusually competitive, prompting some election analysts to classify it as a toss-up.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
3 June 2026
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There are mixed messages on US-Iran talks to end the war.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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The wars are projected to compound shortfalls in overall tungsten supply as defense demand grows.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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At a party, Onegin gets a bit handsy with his friend’s bride-to-be and Lensky has no choice, presumably, but to challenge the other man to a duel.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
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His impact in and out of possession is vital to Switzerland’s success, intercepting passes and winning duels off the ball, while building up the attacks and finding runners in behind with his passing ability.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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Dressed in combat gear, a squad of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) walk in single file along an empty road in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district, one of the last Naxal holdouts.—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The official said the attacks were limited and do not represent a resumption of major combat operations against Iran.—
Courtney Kube,
NBC news,
28 May 2026
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Few artists share her command of the spatial dimensions of narrative required to guide an addressee between points of divergence and contention.—
Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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According to a local Fox affiliate, the city of Dallas claims that Wyland had been asked for permission to paint over the mural, a contention that the artist disagrees with.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
2 June 2026
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“Horse race.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horse%20race. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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