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Be careful to check if USPS staff is stamping mail after hours, otherwise, any postage dropped in the evening will be stamped April 16.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026 -
The only first round Game 1 Minnesota has dropped in the Anthony Edwards-Chris Finch era came in 2023, when the Wolves played in Denver just two days after advancing through the play in.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
14 Apr. 2026
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But the charges were quickly dropped by the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office — and police admitted Brown turned out not to be the man cops were seeking for taking money from a drug dealer after the dealer sold crack to an undercover cop near the store.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Associated Press confirmed that D4vd was dropped by Interscope last year.—
Andrew Dalton,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Fast forward to the eighth inning when Willy Adames stepped in the box to face the Reds’ Connor Phillips.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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In the 1990s, as Eastern European countries emerged from communism, Americans stepped in to help build not only free markets, but also antitrust agencies that looked something like our DOJ Antitrust Division.—
Gail Slater,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2026
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Ken’s parents also influenced how rinks were ran in the area, the two said.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
15 Mar. 2026
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Reed ran in junior high, then fell in love with the sport again while living in New York City, where her run club convinced her to run the New York Marathon in 2010.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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News of Ross’ decision came over the weekend.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
15 Apr. 2026
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The right-handed pitcher came over to the Phillies organization in a 2024 trade with the Baltimore Orioles.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Knicks won the season series, 2-1, against the Hawks, but each of their two victories came by three-point margins.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Before home games this season, he was often seen visiting with fellow equipment managers from around the league, and after games, a handful of former Sharks players who were in San Jose for the final time this season came by to wish him well.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Stopped (by).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stopped%20%28by%29. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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