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“Got beat, I think less than a length, and got stopped there at the top of the lane,” trainer Phil D’Amato said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

Itauma is more like Joshua - guarded and keeping the media at arm's length.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Against Pakistan, he has hit a good length with 70% of his deliveries.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

And though the picture’s length is a challenge, its power rests in the methodical manner by which we come to know its protagonists—a determined band of salt-of-the-earth types unwilling to defer to custom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

We had a cunning little dipper we could send down into the pan on a length of picture wire.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

And while Cook has gone to great lengths to preserve the core values of Apple, the company he passes on to Apple’s hardware chief, John Ternus, next week is uniquely Cook’s own.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

The victory was a close one, but that’s typical for Gold Phoenix, who has seven wins by a nose, head or neck and only one by more than 1¼ lengths.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

France's vast array of local cheeses are a source of national pride and authorities go to great lengths to protect traditional production methods and ensure authenticity.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

And while the option of an extension cannot be completely discounted, it seems inconceivable that Mateta would perform a U-turn now given the lengths he has gone to to prove his current one is invalid.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

But now and again, I had my doubts about Mr. Pinkerton’s detectives and the lengths they were willing to go to in order to catch a criminal.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan