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But the 18-year-old's medal hopes were all but dashed on her first routine as she attempted a quad toe loop but fell.

From BBC

Then, all of the ideas about what life could’ve been are dashed away in an instant.

From Salon

But a reversal last year cast fresh doubts on Jakarta's energy transition plans and dashed the hopes of locals who blame the plant for environmental and health problems.

From Barron's

They dashed through the stacks, past the magazine section where Katherine had hidden before, past the nonfiction shelves with all the thick books about taxes.

From Literature

Tschofenig, 23, had comfortably qualified for Saturday's final but his Winter Olympics medal hopes were dashed due to an error with his kit.

From BBC