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Wait, goaltender Igor Shesterkin — who brawled with New Jersey’s Jacob Markström last week — has boxing coaches?—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026 -
On April 3, after UCLA defeated University of Texas in the Final Four, Close apologized to the fans in an ESPN interview about how the two teams brawled over each point.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
5 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Iran is reportedly putting old tankers back into service to act as floating storage and has explored shipping supplies by rail to China.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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Looking ahead, Farzad said multiple carriers are likely to bid for pieces of Spirit rather than the whole company, including Frontier Airlines and JetBlue, both of which had previously explored deals.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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The company was also probed by federal investigators following a report from Hunterbrook Media that Sable selectively disclosed information to investors, including pro golfer Phil Mickelson.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
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This way the scientists probed the material’s internal magnetic dynamics at the atomic level.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
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Highlighted in bright red text, and boxed by a red outline, was a game plan for attacking one of Becerra’s top rivals in the California governor’s race, billionaire hedge fund founder turned environmental activist Tom Steyer.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Even if the Nuggets had somehow found their courage and won this series, the Spurs would have boxed their ears.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
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The Chicago Defender newspaper was founded.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
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It was founded in 1998 by Germaine Acogny, who is widely regarded as the mother of African contemporary dance.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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The pair quickly ascertained that a skier was still attached to the skis, and bee-lined toward him.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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The amount of the increase, which was first reported by Bloomberg, couldn’t be ascertained.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2026
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Highway signage along the American River, where gold was discovered by a sawmill operator named James Marshall in 1848; Route 49 connects California’s historic gold-rush boom towns.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The name came from one friend, Mike Basso, who remembered what another, Red Murff, a former big-league pitcher and longtime scout (who famously discovered Nolan Ryan), had taught them before passing — to be a keeper of the game.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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“Skirmished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirmished. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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