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Adverb
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In the Bay State, Caitlin Nugent scored first and Mia Francis tallied the second to lead Braintree to a 2-0 victory over Milton.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025 -
Mayer saw an opportunity and first acquired The Inside.—
Amanda Lauren,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Though Azerbaijan now held Nagorno-Karabakh, several major issues remained.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Sep. 2025
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Crystal Palace are now 17 games unbeaten in all competitions after Saturday’s 2-1 win at West Ham United, a sequence that stretches back to April and includes Wembley wins over Manchester City in last season’s FA Cup final and Liverpool, on penalties, in this year’s Community Shield.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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The Red Rocketeers were able to stop the Tigers from scoring early in the game by a fumble recovery by captain Nathan Rivera, and also secured a last-second interception by Frankie Strachan on a Hail Mary attempt by Tigers QB Dylan Keenan.—
Zachary McMahon,
Boston Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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Forward David Vazquez, who scored in SDFC’s 4-2 exhibition win against the Tijuana Xolos on Tuesday, was left off coach Marco Mitrovic’s roster despite being among the 23 players invited to final training camp earlier this month in Spain and starting the final tune-up against Morocco.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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But before long his hearing begins to disappear, leading him down a panicked trail of denial, anger and desperation.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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At festivals, word of mouth travels fast, and before long, a movie that promises complete emotional devastation becomes the hottest ticket in town.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2025
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