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Then St. John Bosco picked up 15-yard penalty for sideline interference; a 15-yard penalty for taunting; a 15-yard penalty for face mask that nullifed a recovered fumble.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
She had picked up £25,000 for reaching round three of the PDC World Championship at Alexandra Palace seven years ago after beating Ted Evetts and Mensur Suljovic before losing to Chris Dobey.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Sales picked up 11%, to just over $2 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The moment she saw footage from the remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Kacey Doran picked up her phone.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
My eyes picked Karel immediately from the crowd in front of the church, dressed in top hat and tails as were all the male guests, but incomparably the handsomest there.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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