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Since the start of the 2026 World Cup, the Real Madrid star has netted 10 times in 12 matches for England, having scored six times in the 48 games beforehand.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
“While they may start off as behind-the-meter or off-grid projects, data centers ultimately would like to be tied into the grid,” DeCampo says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The 2010s were off to a stellar start for Manganiello.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Shannon and Narducy have built these outings around the R.E.M. catalog, with each tour centering on an album which is performed in full, from start to finish.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
We no longer had to start the day with that dumb ‘We hail our pleasant school’ song from Miss Myrt’s time.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Players adept at challenges need to tap their helmets more often: Each team starts the game with two challenges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Kreiz has been involved in major restructurings too and can act as something of a pain sponge for Ellison when the company starts making its cuts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The 19-year-old only made three appearances in the top flight for Norwich because of injury, and then had a loan spell at Leicester where he and future England team-mate Jamie Vardy struggled for regular starts.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Exploiting a scheduling quirk—Singapore’s 8 p.m. race typically follows a slate of afternoon starts in Europe—the entire paddock just lives in an alternate, nocturnal universe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Soon after she arrives, Joey starts gathering everyone together on Sunday afternoons to tell stories and sing songs.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Crude had started the week on the back foot thanks to signs that exports from the Middle East were heading back towards pre-war levels and that G7 nations had agreed to tap their stockpiles.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
In late September, Anthropic started releasing its new Claude 5.5 family of models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The issue of accurate medical records will also feature heavily in the recently started public inquiry into the actions of Eljamel at Dundee's Ninewells Hospital.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Rookie Markel Bell started in Johnson’s place on Sunday, and Sirianni suggested the third-round pick will remain in the spot vacated by Johnson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
About a year ago, a group of us started holding bonfires at dedicated clearings in the woods, nowhere near enough to houses for parents to come nosing around our flickering flames.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
The result is that application cycles keep starting earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The companies said they planned to deploy these systems starting in the second half of 2026 through the end of 2029.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The quarterback, Parker Wilson, is the starting catcher for the baseball team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Their squad depth has been important, as Jeglertz is yet to name the same starting XI, but it has not impacted their rhythm.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
“So, starting tomorrow, I’ll find out as much as I can about all three,” I tell Rue.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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