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“We couldn’t be more excited for Fox Sports to present the single biggest sporting event in history taking place in our own backyard,” Fox Sports CEO Eric Shanks said last year.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

He noted that the drills were taking place at locations scheduled to host Olympic events.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Surveys commissioned by Virgin Media O2 found UK adults on average spent four hours per day on their phone, with 36% of this taking place unintentionally.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

A small number of the crossings are taking place through a part of the Gulf that the U.S. cleared earlier this month as part of its short-lived “Project Freedom.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

His viscous eyes bulged with astonishment and he whipped himself around in alarm to see what was taking place behind him.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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