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[sek-uhnd] / ˈsɛk ənd /






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These are things that I feel would have been, if not third rail, at least second rail and off-limits not too long ago.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

Arsenal's Alessia Russo was second to Shaw for goals last season and impressed in the Champions League, picking up nine goals.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Ensign Pavel Chekov first appeared in the iconic series at the start of its second season, in 1967.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

The Santa Claus rally that does enjoy statistical significance covers the period from Christmas through the second day of January.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

And the second part—about Clare vanishing—what on earth did that mean?

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman


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