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In a 130-pound catchweight bout, Brazilian Adriano Moraes (22-6) knocked out American Phumi Nkuta (11-1) in the final second of the third round.—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026 -
This season, Celtic were knocked out of Europe’s elite club competition on penalties in the final round of qualifying.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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But they were felled by poor shooting Friday, making just 35% overall and were particularly bad from long range.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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John Adams famously wrote to his wife, Abigail, that smallpox was killing 10 soldiers for every one felled in battle.—
Katrine L. Wallace,
The Conversation,
28 Apr. 2026
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The scenes with Firstman and Absolom, floored me because a few of them are incredibly moving, but not cloyingly so.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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They were floored to learn the allegations of what happened there.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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In Group B in Fribourg, Slovakia downed another newcomer, Italy, 4-1 for its second victory at the worlds.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
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Russian authorities said air defenses destroyed around 80 drones headed to Moscow and downed more than 1,000 over the country in the past 24 hours.—
Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
17 May 2026
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When Madrid defender Rudiger knocked over Torres on the edge of the penalty area, the free-kick position to the right of centre was not in the ideal spot for a right-footer.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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Virat Kohli fell for a two-ball duck in Bengaluru’s chase of 203-6 when his off stump was knocked over by Prince Yadav (3-33) in the second over.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 May 2026
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And throughout this service congregants and clergy alike prostrated dozens of times.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Groypers believe that for decades America has prostrated itself to immigrants and foreign nations at the expense of its own languishing citizens.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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At least 12 people were killed in Kyiv, many in a strike that leveled an apartment building overnight, including a 15-year-old girl, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.—
Mark Osborne,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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His goal sparked wild celebrations inside St Mary’s, none more so than in the press box, where Southampton’s analysts, doing the opposite of keeping a low profile amid the allegations levelled at the club, were enthusiastically bouncing around.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Paul Skenes allowed two hits over eight masterful innings to help the Pittsburgh Pirates toppled the Colorado Rockies 3-1 on Tuesday night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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Zoe Maher tallied six goals and Mia Macropoulos added five pals and three assists as Medfield toppled Algonquin, 21-10.—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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“Kayoed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kayoed. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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