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Beginning in early February, he didn’t play more than 20 minutes a game the rest of the season, which, after he experienced such success in the Badger beatdown, he found increasingly frustrating.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

But it is a fresh sight in governor’s races, after Gov. Jerry Brown served eight years and then seamlessly handed the baton to Newsom for another eight.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026

"I climbed my Everest in April and after you do something like that you've got to make your way back down and look for another mountain to climb," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Orange Lutheran 13, Fountain Valley 1: The Lancers scored nine runs in the fourth inning to win by mercy rule after five innings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Soon after, he’d also adopted a cloak to cover his patchy fur, a hooded garment made of crushed velvet the color of beetroot.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman