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We started watching the live broadcast and I had my sister on FaceTime and other family.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

Having been unable to swim for much of 2005 due to ear infections, she started cycling and made a permanent switch before Beijing 2008, when she won the first of her 14 Paralympic cycling golds.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026

U.S. forces targeted those sites during the war that started on Feb. 28 until the ceasefire went into effect on April 7.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

When the postal service first started printing stamps and recording the price in 1885, it cost 2 cents for postage on a 1-ounce letter.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 8, 2026

Karli started crying, and very soon I found myself doing the same.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo