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The family whiffle ball game set with the backdrop of a mini Fenway Park.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
14 May 2026 -
Then there’s the barrel ball game, where customers can rise 20 feet and shoot basketball shots into a 12-foot barrel cone.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 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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As the confrontation escalated, the man can be seen in the video taking his glasses off and becoming physically aggressive toward two of the crew members.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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Some candidate narratives also push back on the article’s suggestion that voters have little appetite for ideological confrontation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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Some of the toss-up states include Wisconsin, Michigan and Georgia.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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The governor's race is widely seen as a toss-up.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
18 May 2026
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Now, seemingly under pressure from the economic fallout from the war with Iran, Modi has framed ordinary consumer choices, such as buying less petrol and choosing work-from-home, as acts of patriotism.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 May 2026
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Tawil hadn’t been home since the war began, nearly six weeks earlier.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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Greene later raced toward the line and made a sliding grab on a foul ball, preserving the scoreless duel as neither offense could break through early.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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That means another duel between arguably the two best quarterbacks in the NFL in Mahomes and Allen.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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But the weapon must be won in combat, and Din unintentionally wins it after beating Gideon in a fight.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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This nerve-rattling sequence that leaves three of the Khachaturian men dead is a wrenching depiction of innocent casualties brought down by split-second combat decisions.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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Republican lawmakers pointed quickly to the report as backing their contention that Newsom and lawmakers have been balancing the budget using accounting gimmicks.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
19 May 2026
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The movie could land a Cannes prize, which could push it into awards contention in the fall.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
19 May 2026
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“Horse race.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horse%20race. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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