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Justo Piccardo's late try and Argentina's subsequent break had 13-man England scrambling, only for a combination of Noah Caluori and Slade to do just enough to force the full-time whistle.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
“I try to just be very clean with what I eat, what I put on my skin,” she says, holding a drink that contains high-fructose corn syrup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The team are working so hard to try and pinpoint what it is.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Both sides have ramped up the use of force to try to break the deadlock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
“The pashofa’s not really veggie friendly, but that black bean burger is good, and I brought you some frybread to try on the side.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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It was a tough Test match, a fantastic Test match, we scored some wonderful tries and as ever you guys concentrate on the negativity.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Once he enters the modern world to search for their missing parents, she tries to make up for lost time.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
“If a small or midsize family farmer tries to take that stand, good luck. They’re just going to get squeezed out of the market,” Volpe said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
The comedian stars in this comedically spotty 10-part series following a washed-up golfer as he tries to make a comeback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Seven tries this time, and then a fish dancing silver on the end of her line.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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The lawsuit alleges that Sheriff Robert Luna failed to confiscate Giandomenico’s phone after learning of the photos and tried to conceal from Nancy Lemus that the images existed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
That Plan B could be deploying a false nine, which Tuchel tried out in the international friendly against Uruguay in March.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
AI is making it easier for an employer to trace your online history, even if you tried to remain anonymous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The chain tried to reassure its customers in a post to X on Friday, saying it doesn’t use iceberg lettuce.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
The priest also explains that “he indicated many instances in which he had tried to find out what she was reading and she had refused to show him the title of the book.”
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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"I would have periods where I was at work hunched over trying to serve customers, throwing up in the bin, running off to the toilet every three minutes."
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
"It's about... compassion and empathy and trying our best to understand without judgement what our patients are experiencing," she said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
"We're essentially trying to create a tree that shows both the relationships of all the different species in the tree, while also calculating when those branches probably diverged," Dr. Churchill says.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
“They are trying to sell something that is not sellable,” Bannon said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
My brain is busy trying to rearrange what she’s turned inside out.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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