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The game is also minting its own celebrities and fueling dramas that could pass for reality TV plotlines.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
And you are both taking a risk financially: Whatever you put on paper will only come to pass for one of you.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
Ollie Chessum, brought in for his heft, delivered in spades, scoring two tries, laying on a deft pass for Alex Coles' score and clanging about in close combat.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
The Wolves retook the lead eight minutes later, Jeanuel Belocian unpicking the Leipzig defence with a simple pass for Svanberg to score.
From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026
The strings are very tiny–tiny enough to pass for point particles.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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