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He followed that with strikes against Paraguay in the last 16 - the 70th-minute winner from the penalty spot - and against Morocco in the quarter-finals.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
“We’re evaluating trade studies. You create a baseline and you evaluate things against the baseline, and then you change.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Before the rainout bumped the second game of the series against the New York Yankees, Sheehan was scheduled to start Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
The BBC's Guy Hedgecoe was there as people cheered, sang and celebrated after counting down the last seconds of the match against Argentina, following a tense play of extra time.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Then she snorts, shoving her nose against my chest.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
