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spoored

verb

past tense of spoor

as in pursued

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The Sixers, led by their new president of basketball operations, are among several teams that have aggressively pursued James.

— Tony Jones, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Before focusing on politics, Mamdani pursued a rap career and had one of his songs featured in Queen of Katwe, a film Nair directed for Disney in which the future mayor also made a cameo.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 July 2026

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France took the lead with a solo try from Ntamack, who ran down the short side from about 22-meters out, dummied, palmed off a defender and crashed over in a tackle in the 52nd, and conversion from skipper Maxime Lucu.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
The Kelce brothers once ran down their favorite fast-food burgers, and apparently, Burger King is tops.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

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Oyarzabal’s fifth goal of this year’s World Cup marked the first time either team had trailed in their seven games in this tournament.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
In fact, neither team had trailed in this World Cup until a Spanish penalty kick in the 21st minute put them up 1-0.

— Russell Lewis, NPR, 14 July 2026

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An Iranian missile and drone attack has killed nine fighters of an Iranian-Kurdish group based in neighboring Iraq, according to an official from the group.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
The defense attorneys argued Harris fired the first shots that killed Payton friend Turner and set off the barrage that led to the deaths of bystanders Martinez, Alexander, and Davis.

— Darrell Smith July 16, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

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Even as its quality of play has improved dramatically over the years, MLS is still dogged by a reputation for being a tier or two below Europe's domestic leagues.

— Becky Sullivan, NPR, 19 July 2026
The duo are forced on the run across Europe, dogged by their past, and successfully get themselves out of danger.

— Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

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