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It was third-and-long, midway through the second quarter last November in Eugene, Ore. USC was down just a score, and Maiava, the Trojans’ big-armed quarterback, was trying to make something happen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Doku's overall numbers ticked the boxes Guardiola was looking for, although the Belgian's 'making the box' score was among his lowest readings.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
She also used what she learned in the class to help her mother set up auto-pay on recurring payments and increase her credit score so that she could qualify for a car loan.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Mr. Redler’s score leans toward musical theater, with tuneful, rhythmic arias often built on strophic, deftly rhymed text as well as deep affinity with Maclean’s poetic diction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
On August 1, 1943, with another pilot’s help, Lilya added a “shared kill” to her score.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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That, they allege, has depressed their credit scores and restricted their ability to take out other debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The ruling did not require schools to base admissions solely on grades or test scores.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
For too long, England have only been able to win when piling up big scores.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Yes, you have an excellent credit score, but the main credit bureaus — Equifax, Transunion and Experian — calculate their scores differently.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Then, just past a major intersection, I see scores of cars and tents amassed around a Target.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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Meanwhile, nursing, education and psychology scored as some of the least exposed to AI encroachment.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
That proved costly when Tatis singled on the next pitch, sending Salas to third, from where he scored on Dustin Harris’ sacrifice fly, putting the Padres ahead to stay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Shea Charles scored a 99th-minute winner in Tbilisi as Northern Ireland picked up their first-ever away win in the Nations League.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
These are often people who job-hopped at an opportune time and scored pay packages that are more generous than what today’s tepid labor market would bear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
I either scored or made a long gain every time I touched the ball.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
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But the Dodgers stranded eight runners, going 0 for eight with men in scoring position through eight innings, avoiding their first shutout of the season at home on Adrian Morejon’s balk in the eighth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Such a move would be supported by about a quarter of his own MPs and would tie in with his leadership campaign promise of "a new politics", focused on "problem solving" rather than "point scoring".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
There’s none of the swaggy vibe he projects after scoring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Room Rater built an audience scoring Zoom backgrounds for lighting, depth, art and visible cords; books themselves became set dressing.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Bien broke his middle-school’s scoring record his first year in Indiana, with nineteen goals.
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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