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Gervin, not to be outdone, later scores 63 against the New Orleans Jazz.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026 -
Choreographers Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles have these confident contestants shine with struts, sashays, splits, dips, duckwalks, vogueing and death-drops, each trying to outdo the other, urged on by a rapturous crowd.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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Across La Liga, that is only bettered by six other players (among those to have played a minimum of 1,000 minutes).—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Yeboah bettered that in the 67th minute, taking advantage of another defensive breakdown to poke a pass from Tomás Chancalay at the left post past Marcinkowski.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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That’s because the Athletics are scheduled to start Luis Severino, who overpowers righties.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Michigan overpowered Arizona early and humbled the Wildcats all night long, turning the Final Four meeting billed as the Game of the Year into a 91-73 Wolverines highlight reel Saturday night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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He's commuted for nearly four years, but recently the spikes of gas have increased, surpassing his monthly budget.—
Kara St. Cyr,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The project was such a big hit that the Russos and Hargrave had to bring its main character back from the dead (Hemsworth’s Rake seemed to have died at the end of the first film) for the second installment, which surpassed the streaming numbers of the first pic.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
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Putin began the year projecting confidence about his campaign to subjugate Ukraine, despite incremental progress on the battlefield.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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Its founder, Ayatollah Khomeini, established a religious dictatorship that subjugates the Iranian people under sharia law, while zealously exporting its dogma by force.—
Elan Journo,
Oc Register,
10 Mar. 2026
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In Florida, stratospheric costs of building and running the rail line vastly outstrip revenues.—
Jon Wertheim,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Augustine Committee, chaired by retired aerospace executive Norman Augustine, found that the agency’s ambitions outstripped its limited budget, leading to significant delays.—
Emily A. Margolis,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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Part 1 is expected to culminate with the abduction, with Part 2 charting Ram’s campaign to reclaim his wife and vanquish Ravana.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
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Thore Graepel may have been the first human to be vanquished by a superintelligence.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
30 Mar. 2026
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Driscoll has been seen by Hegseth’s aides as outshining the Defense secretary on prominent policy initiatives.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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Like the Battle of the Alamo for Texans, this bloody spectacle is for regime-loyal Shia the defeat that outshines in glory any possible subsequent victory.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Outfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outfight. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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