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He bounced World Cup winner Lilian Thuram around in England's opener against France in a glimpse of his precocious strength, before scoring twice against both Switzerland and Croatia.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

Muchova served for the first set but a string of errors forced her into a tie-break, and more mistakes gifted Sabalenka the opener.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Cleveland is 10-0 for the first time in school history going into its City Section Open Division playoff opener on Friday night at home in a rematch against Crenshaw.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

But Donald’s ramp-up to achieve football shape precluded him from playing in the season opener against the San Francisco 49ers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

Searching around, Matthias came upon a good stout pole, probably used as a window or curtain opener.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

She read about the Sheeran-Macklemore controversy recently, but wasn’t too upset about the openers leaving the tour: She was there for the headliner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

There will be added frustration from this innings, though, as their openers started so brightly by reaching 55-0 from the first five overs.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Soon, Sheeran agreed to drop Macklemore from his tour, and Sheeran’s other openers quit in solidarity.

From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026

It was also coach Jim Harbaugh’s first loss in seven NFL season openers, which you wouldn’t have guessed watching his woefully unprepared team struggle in every facet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

By the time they reached fourteen, many young people were pulled out of school and called upon to earn their keep as messenger boys, door openers, office girls, and seamstresses.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield