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City officials expect more than half a million visitors from Mexico and abroad to watch this year's parade, which falls on the same weekend as the city's Formula One Grand Prix race.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
Raman had endorsed Bass for another term before shifting gears and jumping into the race in February, saying the city needed more accountability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
Jose quoted an old song by The Who to sum up his feelings about the race.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
What she hadn’t really said much about until this week, though, was the Senate race.
From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026
“We’re gonna have to let go once the race starts,” Jonah tells me, holding up our hands.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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Other American horses fared much better, even in the grass races.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
We’re talking about House and Senate and governor’s races all across the country.
From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026
“When you’ve got competitive races, you’ve got a lot of money flowing into competitive races, and I think that perfect storm has helped enable a lot of new records to be shattered this election cycle.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026
Obama rallied voters earlier this week in Ohio, a normally Republican state which this time features heated governor and Senate races.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Brayden races over from left field and pats me on the back with his glove.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
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Instead, that match will be a dead rubber after Pakistan collapsed to 110 all out and Sri Lanka raced to their target in just 18.1 overs.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Colleges raced to prove they were setting their students up for success after graduation by investing in what was thought to be a sure path to financial stability: the computer-science major.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Mining companies have raced to the region in recent years, investing billions of dollars in new gold mines to cash in on near record prices for the metal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
During World War II, the United States raced to develop the atomic bomb partly out of fear that Nazi Germany might build one first.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
As I raced to find Bright, Togbe’s words came back to me about trusting my instincts, finding the words, carving out a space in the universe even if it only amounted to a minute.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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Lewis Hamilton says he is unlike any driver Formula 1 has seen before and reaffirmed a determination to keep racing into his mid-forties.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
The move comes amid concerns over a shortfall in interceptors, which the U.S. has been racing to resupply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
“The biggest online retailers and grocers are racing ahead, building their own delivery fleets, warehouses, membership programs, and AI shopping assistants,” the companies said in their release.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Over the weekend, spectators gathered at Riyadh’s King Abdulaziz Racecourse for an evening of horse racing, despite the fact that the track is barely three miles from the airport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Wolf had woken him often in the night, racing about and uttering urgent half-barks: kill smell-watch.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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