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There’s plenty to love about the ball game in For the Love of the Game, and Raimi’s love of baseball comes through in the sports sequences.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026 -
To be fair, building a relative handful of batteries for a low-volume motorcycle is a whole different ball game from, say, Toyota having to validate and stand behind thousands or millions of car batteries under warranty.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Jan. 2026
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In speedskating, the Netherlands’ Xandra Velzeboer won gold in the women’s 500-meter final, and her countryman Jens van ’t Wout won gold in the men’s 1,000 meters in a thrilling photo finish.—
The Sports Desk,
NBC news,
12 Feb. 2026
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Showcase fresh summer stone fruit with a slab pie for a crowd that makes a photo finish with a lattice crust.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
5 Feb. 2026
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Volunteers spoke of the risks of verbal and physical confrontations with ICE agents, including the use of pepper spray and other irritants against observers and even arrests.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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The columnists argue that voters want a governor focused on state-level problem-solving rather than someone using the office as a platform for national positioning or raising their profile through constant partisan confrontation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Shortstop is the biggest toss-up.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Charlotte's operation took place in the political toss-up state of North Carolina.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Net migration to the UK reached record levels in 2022, swelled by the war in Ukraine and the post-pandemic lifting of travel restrictions, but has since dropped off sharply.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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The war has sparked worldwide protests and brought accusations of genocide that Israel denies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Belgium international has started to utilise his physical traits, increasingly aggressive in duels and more willing to dominate his opponent.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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One of the most exciting playoff games in recent memory — a quarterback duel between Buffalo’s Josh Allen and Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes — ended abruptly in a 42-36 Chiefs win when Mahomes connected with Travis Kelce on an eight-yard touchdown pass.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Troops were given chocolate as something to kind of combat hunger.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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The tourniquet were introduced for us in military combat settings about a decade ago.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
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The Tuesday hearing is an interlude in a longer hearing that began last November over the LA Alliance’s contention that the city repeatedly failed to comply with the 2022 settlement.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Johnson opened the competition with the fastest downhill time, which put the duo in strong contention for a medal.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Horse race.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horse%20race. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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