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Wilson won its seventh girls team title and fourth in a row, tying the record set by Moore League rival Long Beach Poly from 2008-11.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
Codex, OpenAI’s rival to Claude Code, now has more than four million weekly active users, an eightfold increase since the start of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
Some have interpreted that as a snub to the forum, while others see it as China avoiding publicly pitting itself against the US, as the two rival powers jostle for influence in the region.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
With defending champ Carlos Alcaraz back in Spain, staring at his sore, slowly-rehabilating wrist, the tennis world presumed his Italian rival, Jannik Sinner, would have a breezy Vespa ride to the title at Roland-Garros.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
And therefore Jasper stood alone as his rival, who must be put to shame.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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