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Players are only allowed to take up to 25 seconds between points, but umpires can use their discretion as to when to start the shot clock while the crowd settles down.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Mr. Ahamed, an unapologetic silver man, goes so far in his advocacy of remedial government action as to suborn the long-departed author of “Lombard Street,” published in 1873, to bear false witness.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Invoking Dylan seems like Springsteen’s signifier as to how serious he believes this moment is.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

“My late husband worked in fundraising and had learned to look beyond the surface, as many of his former company’s largest donors tended to dress down so as to not attract attention,” she said.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Not only had the Afterlife sent him a wandering soul on his day of rest, it would apparently provide no direction as to where this soul belonged.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman