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missing
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Is an important event missing from this date?—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026 -
Some six months later came his two-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit for missing tests, a violation of the antidoping code that doesn't necessarily mean an athlete is taking drugs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 May 2026
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“Failing (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/failing%20%28at%29. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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