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rubbers

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plural of rubber

as in volleys

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If access to divorce has removed the net from our tennis game, for the one percent, the proceedings have turned into Sincaraz-level volleys.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
The problem with one of them — the coming forward — is that Shelton’s volleys and touch shots are still raw and under-developed.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

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Georgia gubernatorial primaries likely to head to runoffs Both the Democratic and Republican primaries could easily go to a runoff, meaning no single candidate reached a 50% majority during the first election.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Candidates look to avoid runoffs Meanwhile, Talarico and Crockett are hoping to avoid a May 26 runoff by capturing at least 50% of the Democratic vote in the March 3 primary.

— Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026

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There have been multiple rallies and protests outside of WNBA games, including fans inside arenas holding pro-trans and anti-trans signs.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2026
The campaign materials describe a strategy of synchronizing protests across continents, connecting student demonstrations, workplace actions, rallies and civil disobedience from Asia to the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

— Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

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Because diesel, gasoline, and jet fuel are co produced during the refining process, capping diesel exports could trigger storage bottlenecks and force refiners to curtail overall processing runs.

— , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Since the island doesn't allow true rental cars (beyond the teensy, all-electric Twizys), hotel guests can hop on the hotel’s free jitney, which makes several runs there a day.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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