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He scored the unforgettable second goal in the final-day decider at home to Hearts when, with the score level at 1-1, Maeda fired beyond Alexander Schwolow on 87 minutes to send Celtic Park wild.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The Dodgers tied the score 1-1 in the fourth inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
The man in front of us dropped to his knees, threw his hands to the sky, and screamed that he never thought he would live to see his country score in a World Cup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Searching for direction, I found guidance in professor and documentary filmmaker Carolyn Strachan, whose average RateMyProfessor score hovered somewhere around 2.1.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 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
Jos Buttler scores 90 off 50 balls, in an innings that included five sixes, as he helps his Manchester Super Giants side reach 187-5 against Birmingham Phoenix in the men's Hundred.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
They also calculated three polygenic risk scores, which combine thousands of genetic variants associated with inherited Alzheimer's risk.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
Amex has made efforts in recent years to bring in consumers with higher incomes and better credit scores.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Math in particular has been a flash point at UC, where professors who have complained about declining student math skills say screening applicants with SAT scores could help bring in better-prepared first-year students.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The two ships also carried theatrical scripts, scores of costumes, and huge quantities of makeup so that plays could be staged for the crew’s enjoyment.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
Across two seasons at Anfield under Arne Slot, the Italian forward has started one Premier League game and scored just five times in 50 appearances across all competitions.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Minute when Ferran Torres scored the game-winning goal for Spain in the World Cup final.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
In minute 39, while I was doing the Norwegians’ Viking row in my Iraqi hat, Iraq scored.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
James has played in 302 postseason games, by far the most of any NBA player, and scored 20 or more points in 261 of them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
All in the Family scored in the low 40s.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
WESTLAKE: The scoreboard operator will deserve extra pay trying to keep up with Warriors’ scoring barrages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
James, the NBA all-time scoring leader and a four-time NBA Most Valuable Player, has won four titles in a 23-year career, most recently with the Los Angeles Lakers.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
James had other ideas, putting up throwback scoring numbers and hitting last-second shots to lead L.A. to a series win.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
After throwing 17 180s with a scoring average of 109.57, Littler said: "At the minute, everything's going to plan."
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
She wanted them to get a feel for scoring.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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