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"Obviously I want to score but I don't go on to the pitch thinking about that. I do it thinking about helping the team," said Lamine Yamal.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
And then to be in the final and score a goal?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
He did not score from open play in three games after his double against DR Congo in the last 32.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
McCarthy's early score in the second half brought Ireland back to within 14 points but they failed to build further momentum before McKenzie polished off a fine All Blacks move.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
In 1939, when Grotjan got a high score on a civil service exam, he offered her a place in his unit.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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That means genetic scores cannot fully reflect more immediate changes caused by diet, exercise, aging, illness, environmental exposures or other influences on health.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
If he scores in New York on Sunday he will become just the third teenager to find the net in a World Cup final, after Pele in 1950 and Mbappe in 2018.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Senior Peterhouse boat club members decided to choose their crew based on scores on a stationary rowing machine, which tends to favor brawn over skill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Muñoz’s program was bookended by dance scores — Ginastera’s “Four Dances from ‘Estancia’” and Copland’s ballet, “Billy the Kid” — that evoke the prairie and the people in it in both viscerally and spiritually.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
There in the alley outside this door, we and scores of other Haarlem music lovers followed every note.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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He has scored eight goals in seven games - two goals behind tournament top scorer Mbappe - and has carried Argentina into the final with a series of virtuoso performances.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
He toyed with the Galaxy just before halftime, lining up to take a penalty before turning it over to Denis Bouanga, who scored to make it 2-0.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Number of goals Argentina has scored in the knockout stage that have come after the 75th minute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Number eight Jasper Wiese, scrum-half Cobus Reinach, centre Jessie Kriel, wings Jaco Williams and Kurt-Lee Arendse, scrum-half Herschel Jantjies and flanker Paul de Villiers scored the tries for the double world champions.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Max scored another basket, thanks to an assist from Felix.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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They returned to Finals Day last year for the first time in nine years only to lose to Hampshire in the semi-final, with Lynn scoring an unbeaten 108 for the Hawks.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
But it has not gone to plan for Delap at Stamford Bridge, scoring one league goal in his first season.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
While losing most battles in the past decade, legalization opponents have recently been scoring victories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Their compensation can hinge on meeting certain milestones, such as scoring a certain number of goals, which can make their income streams less predictable than a regular paycheck.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Dennis used to sit around with stacks of sheet music when I first met him, scribbling at it and scoring it out.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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