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Plutarch lost his first four starts, including three in stakes races, before winning a maiden race on the final day of Del Mar’s fall meeting.

From Los Angeles Times

Dating back to the 1940s, the Coalition had not split since 1987 before the brief separation last year.

From BBC

"We were told we could buy some from the neighbouring state of Plateau. We called a brother there to get it, but before the antivenom was transported to us, we lost her," he said.

From BBC

Andy James, one of the DJs at Woody's, says the streams began less than six months ago, but viewing numbers picked up hugely just before Christmas.

From BBC

He started it in 2019 as a "passion project" while a medical student, experimenting with Nashville-style chicken recipes in his cousin's kitchen, long before the giants came to the British market.

From BBC