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Women’s Open, putting the devoted mom in prime position for a weekend run at her first major victory.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

"These reactors run at the temperature of the sun," says Stanley Mathuram, a US-based environmental consultant who's studied the growth of the lab-grown diamond industry.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

It hopes to run at least half of Tube services, but the Circle and Piccadilly lines will not run nor will the Metropolitan line between Baker Street and Aldgate.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

If run at full tilt, it is expected to use the equivalent electricity of six million people in India a year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

He lifted his sword to make a run at me, and I laughed—howled— and threw an apple at him.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner




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