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There’s plenty to love about the ball game in For the Love of the Game, and Raimi’s love of baseball comes through in the sports sequences.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026 -
To be fair, building a relative handful of batteries for a low-volume motorcycle is a whole different ball game from, say, Toyota having to validate and stand behind thousands or millions of car batteries under warranty.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Jan. 2026
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The good boy's sprint was caught by the photo finish camera.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Feb. 2026
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Four years ago in Beijing, Alessandro Hämmerle beat Éliot Grondin by a nose to win the snowboard cross gold in a photo finish.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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According to reports, multiple cartel members were also killed during the confrontation.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
22 Feb. 2026
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One video shows a police officer grab a minor by their neck and take them to the ground during the confrontation.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2026
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The result is a free-for-all and one of the relatively few toss-up House races anywhere in the country.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Shortstop is the biggest toss-up.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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The term of art for this sort of battlefield confusion is fog of war.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
18 Feb. 2026
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At least 77 people were killed and dozens injured in various attacks, mostly by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, in densely populated areas, according to Sudan Doctors Network, a group that tracks violence through the war.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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On July 11, 1804, Vice President Aaron Burr fatally shot his longtime political rival, former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, in a duel.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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Both nearly scored the golden goal to end the spectacular goaltending duel.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
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Use hot water, good quality detergents, and proper storage to combat garlic, onion, and greasy odors.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
20 Feb. 2026
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Key ingredients like shea butter help lock in moisture without leaving hair feeling heavy or greasy, while moringa oil is packed with vitamins that provide moisture, strengthen hair, combat split ends, and nourish the scalp.—
Jamie Wilson,
Glamour,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Olympics soon will be without Sweden’s defending champion men’s team, which was officially eliminated from semifinal contention on Tuesday after a sixth loss in seven matches in round-robin play.—
Steve Douglas,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The petition alleges nine separate grounds -- including juror misconduct and government suppression of evidence -- for Ghislaine Maxwell's contention that constitutional violations undermined the integrity of her 2021 trial.—
James Longman,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Horse race.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horse%20race. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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