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Brewers president of business operations Rick Schlesinger apologized yesterday evening, admitting that the team “did not live up to the spirit of the program.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
So as ugly as that race looked yesterday, it could get uglier still.
From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026
A statement released by his parents said Haines had been "our friend for more than 20 years and what happened to her yesterday is devastating and unfathomable", The Age newspaper reported.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
“I cried yesterday ... it was triggering of Woolsey when we lost our childhood home in the mountains,” Sierka said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
“I’m afraid your brother, Arturo, isn’t here. He and the others took off yesterday with a load of animals, but you’re still welcome. In fact, I’m glad to have you. We’re a little shorthanded.”
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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The two candidates who advance to the general election would be wise to offer Californians a hope for the future that doesn’t call back to our yesterdays.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
As he put it on stage about being 73, “there’s a lot more yesterdays, and more goodbyes.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
At this moment in its history, Pittsburgh is working to blend its fabled industrial yesterdays with a 21st-century economy based increasingly on services and innovation — something the map project reflects.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
“Thank you to everyone who has donated to @CalsAngels after yesterdays win! Thank you for making a difference against childhood cancer,” Gould tweeted.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 24, 2022
Let us be dissatisfied until the dark yesterdays of segregated schools will be transformed into bright tomorrows of quality integrated education.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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