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And while this loss was a close one, the Nationals were blown out at their home park, 11-2 and 10-3, in the first two games of the series.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2025
The pop singer-songwriter reaches a new career high point as his new collection arrives and only misses out on the top spot by one space, although the race wasn’t a very close one.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
The team dropped a close one on Thursday, falling 1-0 to Texas Tech.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
These teams last met on July 6, with the Lynx winning a close one, 80-75.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2025
The pop singer-songwriter reaches a new career high point as his new collection arrives and only misses out on the top spot by one space, although the race wasn’t a very close one.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
The team dropped a close one on Thursday, falling 1-0 to Texas Tech.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
These teams last met on July 6, with the Lynx winning a close one, 80-75.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
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“Close one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20one. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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