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Most painful for the Chargers is that they came tantalizingly close to winning, claiming their first lead in the third quarter only to hand it back with three consecutive drive-killing turnovers in the fourth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Primetime has also led to speculation that this could be the year that Pattinson gets his first ever Oscars nomination.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
The execution would be the first carried out by the U.S. military since 1961.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
The first round of France's presidential election is set to take place on Sunday, April 18, with the second round set two weeks later on May 2.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
He takes out his cell and shows me a video of him tinkering on the piano, playing the first few bars.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Soon they give way to other, less welcome firsts: first broken heart, first hospital visit, first death of a loved one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
As Freeman went through his big-league firsts, he appreciated having Heyward, who’d already checked them off for himself, by his side.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
On those suburban boards I experienced numerous firsts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
On a day of firsts, 336 ended up being the magic number.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
A lot of my memories include him, but a lot of my firsts don’t.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
