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Johnson, who leaped 50-9¾ to win at the Florida Relays, also won the long jump for the Eagles.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026 -
On the power front, with Friday night’s performance, the Red Sox leaped ahead of the Texas Rangers, hitting their eighth and ninth home home runs ay home, which puts Boston on pace for roughly 41 (Texas is on pace for about 35).—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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Workers mixed mortar and drove a scissor lift to the edge of a concrete plinth surmounted by four steel rods—supports for the Buddha, whose sandstone body would slide down them in four parts, like beads in an abacus.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The brand also collaborated with Horny Hi-Fi on a custom hi-fi system consisting of wooden loudspeakers surmounted by a second amplifier in sandblasted chrome.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
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Wembanyama’s box-score-filling performance overcame the heroics of Edwards.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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Blanco ignited the Spartans, who overcame a 5-1 deficit.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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After the United States and Iran failed to agree on the peace proposal on May 10, oil prices jumped $3 a barrel.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Monthly car payments have jumped by $390 to $525 in the same period, but growing earnings have meant that the payment-to-income ratio has remained at around 10%.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
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For his career, Morton threw for 27,908 yards with 183 touchdowns.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2026
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Noah Deist threw a complete game for the win.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2026
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The ball bounced behind him to Taylor Walls, but the Rays shortstop couldn’t field it cleanly, either, allowing Story to break for home and beat the throw.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2026
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Junior third baseman Julianna Kouba bounced a two-run single through the right side of the infield in the top of the seventh to account for the winning margin for the North Stars.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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In addition to starring in General Hospital and The 13th Alley, Lamas’ eldest daughter has conquered the reality space.—
Ilana Frost,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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Ted Turner, the charismatic, larger-than-life figure who conquered the world of media, sports and philanthropy, has died, according to a release by Turner Enterprises obtained by CNN.—
Tim Gray,
Variety,
6 May 2026
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The commission's website says the Sargasso Sea is a 2 million square mile open ocean ecosystem, bounded by the circulating currents of the North Atlantic Gyre, one of five sea gyres which are geographic rotating currents.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Its southern limit is largely bounded by Golden Triangle Boulevard east of Interstate 35W and Big Fossil Creek west of the interstate.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 May 2026
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“Hurdled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurdled. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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