Good morning from Denver, The plate appearances that began the first two innings were either going to portend a big night for the Padres or signal the beginning of the end.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
Antisemitism on the rise These trends don’t just portend Israel’s strongest ally eventually turning hostile.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
For no other game will there be as much divined as there is after the first one, which accounts for just more than one half of 1% of the Major League Baseball season.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
As The Athletic reported Tuesday, Feliciano and Jones are expected to acquire up to 40 percent of the Padres — not more than half the franchise, as some in the industry had once anticipated.
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Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
Hen-egg-sized hail (2 inches) is anticipated with the incoming storm.
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STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Apr. 2026
Its arrival betokened a more gentrified, sanitized Village — a place of $73 million townhouses and celebrity brunches.
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New York Times,
New York Times,
7 May 2025
The Wiseman reference betokens a certain seriousness on the part of the creators, an awareness that people might be watching who know a thing or two about the subject.
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