variants
or supernovae
as in successes
a person or thing that is successful
tragically, a shoulder injury cut short the pitching career of one of baseball's brightest supernovas
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Noun
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Two of the top club managers in the world, Barcelona’s Hansi Flick and PSG’s Luis Enrique, struggled to replicate their club successes with Germany and Spain, respectively.—
Andy Yamashita,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2026 -
In the long run, the best-case scenario is that these companies are financial successes and make many of us prosperous in turn.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
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Salerno threw all 10 innings for Central Catholic, allowing just four hits and one earned run while striking out 12.—
Kristina Banahan,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
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Rivero, who also singled in the third and has seven hits in his last seven at-bats, was removed in the fifth because of a left wrist injury.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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His career spanning popular blockbusters and prestige dramas has shaped the visual language of science fiction, historical epic, and contemporary thriller across fifty years without ever producing a competitive Academy win.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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The 25 responses below include movies old and new, documentaries and blockbusters and quiet indie triumphs.—
Time,
Time,
10 June 2026
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Somebody lucked out on a pick-six — picking six consecutive winners in a row at the track.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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Historically speaking, his extreme outside post position is unfortunately the least good point in the Saratoga gate from which to break — the outside post positions having delivered so few winners in the last quarter-century.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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