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Most golfers step onto the first tee and immediately try to generate a full-speed swing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

A prolonged absence or departure from the program would have disrupted viewer habits at a time when traditional TV is struggling to hold onto audiences who have a wide array of media choices.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The model shows how electrically driven reactions in dust storms release chemicals into the atmosphere, where they are later redeposited onto the surface.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

And despite dominating possession, having 23 shots and levelling the game in the 68th minute, the Gunners never really looked like they would go onto win.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Gingersnipes clambered back onto the raft, looking like a drowned skunk.

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