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Tucker served as the Dodgers’ automatic runner on second base to start the 10th inning, and with two outs, he advanced to third base on a wild pitch, as Feduccia took first on a walk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
"Twenty years ago, as long as you produced a motorcycle, even if it didn't start, people would line up to give you money," Zhang said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
"What I expect, as we start inching westward, is we're going to see more and more of them."
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Miller said anyone unsure about who’s calling should hang up and call someone they trust: “The second that they get off the phone is the second they start thinking on their own.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Not the start of any fairy tale, but as a failed first-ever date.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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But it relies on the mother being willing to file a report that she has been assaulted - because this kick starts the registration process.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The current Mustang lineup ranges from a four-cylinder coupe that starts at about $33,000 to a high-end performance coupe that tops $100,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
That starts in the fourth season’s kickoff, when Rebecca, Keeley and Higgins journey to Kansas City to re-recruit Ted.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
At those extreme levels, vitamin C starts to behave differently inside the body.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
She starts talking again, but another message flashes across my screen.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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The online retailer started as a family-run business in 2004, when Tatyana Kim, a former English teacher from the suburbs of Moscow, started a business reselling clothing from German mail-order catalogs while on maternity leave.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Working out how a fire started is, unsurprisingly, not easy.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
When she moved to rural Alaska to work in a clinic, Higdon bought a few yaks in the town of North Pole and started a trekking business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
He started creating maps, bringing to life imaginary worlds from his fantasy games.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Dad puts a stop to the questions and asks Arlo to get started on dinner.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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Of the 95 horses who have run in the Kentucky Derby in the past five years, only 13 entered the starting gate for the Preakness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
I think having Shohei Ohtani as a leadoff hitter is ridiculous unless you really like starting off a game with a one- run lead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
We then called these again in order of their apparent importance to Luka, starting with military commanders and relatives.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Still, these funds may work better as a starting point until retirement investors are ready to customize their plans to meet their financial needs and goals.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
I looked at my watch and found it was exactly twenty-four hours since we were in the staging area in downtown Anchorage waiting to get in the starting chute.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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