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Friday’s game was supposed to have little drama after the Eagles took a 10-5 lead into the seventh.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
Castres took a one-point lead into the break but the hosts went in front for the first time two minutes into the second half when Furbank created space for Kemeny to dive over.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Ludvig Aberg did not provide the fireworks of Friday but will take a three-shot lead into Sunday's final round of the Players Championship in Florida.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
The Lakers led 56-52 at halftime but were outscored 38-26 in the third quarter after New York went on a 15-5 run to take a 90-82 lead into the fourth quarter.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026
In Uccello’s Hunt by Night there is an alarming multiplication of vanishing points, all of which lead into the darkness.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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