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Suarez got off the mark at international level in September last year when he scored four goals in a 6-3 World Cup qualifying win over Venezuela.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“I loved it when he got off work on the weekends. We would spend time either cutting grass, doing plumbing, putting on drywall, or playing music in church.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Although the spring season got off to a rocky start in March, there are some indications buyers aren’t getting spooked easily this month.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

That’s around when China’s auto industry got off the ground, helped by joint ventures with Western automakers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

“We still need to talk this out. I think we just got off on the wrong foot.”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix



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