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Rybakina won the first set despite her serve, one of her biggest weapons, misfiring.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
With her penetrating serve and thunderous groundstrokes, Rybakina has a brand of first-strike tennis that can take the racquet out of anyone's hands.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
What purpose does it serve for a sportswriter with a dubious history of predictions to go out on a limb and make yet another useless, grand statement?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Hospitality executive María Martínez had to train workers on how to serve Americans’ needs: they want more small talk, guidance on itineraries and are more interested in the island’s history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
In this way it only took minutes to serve the entire school.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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Although the association ultimately failed, Mr. White argues that it serves as a significant example of black New Yorkers’ interest in financial markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
She is also a model who married another model, Lucky Blue Smith, and regularly serves up a curated fantasy of ridiculous from-scratch culinary creations, all made for the love of Lucky and her four children.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
Air Marshal Alan Gillespie, who serves as the director general of the Defence Safety Authority, urged all commands to consider the 44 recommendations made by the service inquiry panel.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Is it any wonder that “Widow’s Bay,” which miraculously serves up equal portions of jump scares and belly laughs, is this season’s hottest series?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The ambiguity in Woman Holding a Balance serves to heighten our interest and pleasure, while the carefully organized composition expresses the artist’s underlying concept with singular clarity.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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He’d served as the designated hitter in his first two big-league games, racking up three walks in eight plate appearances.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
It requires students to be offered at least two portions of vegetables and one portion of fruit every day and oily fish must be served at least once every three weeks.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
He made a fortune in Russia before he served as Georgia’s prime minister between 2012 and 2013.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Undeterred, Ford served 30 reporters a soybean luncheon at Chicago’s 1934 Century of Progress Exposition.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
He saw now how that had served him: In refusing to defend himself, he’d failed to defend Deadwood.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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One study found that people who consumed at least one serving of skim or low-fat milk each day had a 19% increased risk of prostate cancer compared with those who rarely drank it.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Soon, Rybakina was ready to conclude the final major of the greatest season of her career the same way she ended the first: serving for a major trophy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Amsler spent the previous 22 seasons with the Heat, most recently serving as vice president of player personnel and the general manager of G League affiliate Sioux Falls Skyforce.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The 61-year-old is currently serving more than five years in HMP Dumfries for stealing more than £400,000 from the SNP.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Grandma always had salads or green vegetables at every dinner, no matter what she was serving.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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