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Carson Wentz, starting in place of an injured Kyler Murray, finished the loss with two interceptions, a fumble and only eight completions in what was the single ugliest game by a quarterback this season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
Instead, they are using sound to create characters, settings and stories, building a picture in the audience's mind without showing them a single image.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
For eight months earlier this year, Terrance Adams squeezed his 6-foot-4 frame into the seat of a Dodge Charger every single night.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026
Although the sixpence had an individual price tag of £8, the entire album was subsequently purchased as a single lot rather than the coin being bought separately.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
I can’t imagine there’s a single word of our conversation she didn’t overhear from the kitchen, ear pressed to the door.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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Additional throwback-y singles likely to make the cut include hits by three Brits: Dean’s ebullient “Man I Need,” Raye’s boisterous “Where Is My Husband!” and Sienna Spiro’s grandly emotional “Die on This Hill.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
He gravitates toward pop and dance singles from the tail end of the last century, the final days of mass-market physical media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
Burrage has recently been able to improve her singles ranking to 474, from a low of 888 in July.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
The same year, he founded his longtime record label Metroplex, which released scores of his singles like “No UFO’s” along with 1995’s LP “Deep Space,” 1999’s “Mind and Body” and 2015’s “Digital Solutions.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
But they were just gossiping about who’s going out with who in the sixth form, and playing Police singles.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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Defender Diogo Dalot was singled out for gruesome treatment amid the second-half protests and songs of defiance as he was replaced by Patrick Dorgu in the 66th minute.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
Chief Executive Jean-Marc Chery singled out data centers and satellites as key drivers for growth this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
It was singled out as a leading example of a "national climate fund" in a 2013 study by the United Nations Development Programme.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Luis Lara singled him home, scoring a runner in scoring position.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Cassiopeia was both pleased and embarrassed at being singled out by Lady Constance, and this confusion made her even more agitated than her brothers.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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Through her early school and high school years, “I never really watched TV. My best friends were books,” singling out “The Iliad” and “Moby-Dick.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
And doing so would raise troubling questions about why President Trump is singling out Governor Cook,” Lowell wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
"We improved performance across our key financial metrics," he said, singling out gains in net revenue and operating income among others.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Asked to name the best thing he ate during season two, he immediately says "everything" - before singling out a handful of pasta dishes, including one made with different types of mozzarella.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
“Hi,” Naomi said, smiling and remembering what the twins were like at six, how they loved singling a grown-up out to get a little extra attention.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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