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With no one left to pitch, Ball-Malone put Payne back on the mound and she finished the game for the Knights.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

“We can play this game for a couple more months, or maybe even years, but eventually it will catch up to us.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

They keep clean sheets and that's a rare commodity in the modern game, for a team to see out 1-0 victories like this team can.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

It might seem like it would be more sensible for this ritual to take place after the game, for the victors to stage a triumphant, high-style parade and for everyone else to slink out, unnoticed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Banning was a dangerous game, for one was not shackled or chained behind bars; the bars were laws and regulations that could easily be violated and often were.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela