events

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The competition featured events in athletics, weightlifting and swimming, with Gkolomeev setting his time wearing a polyurethane suit, which is banned in official competitions.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

As part of his dedicated care, George reads passages of murder mystery novels to the sheep nightly, a whodunit treat to cap off the day’s events.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

The excursion is unusual for Rubio, who in nearly a year and a half on the job has preferred short, business-like trips and rarely done events outside of government meetings.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

For example, no other neutrino observatories, including IceCube, have detected similar ultra-high-energy events.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

But it made me twitchy not to be caught up on the current events of the day.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan