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Twelve months later, she reached another Melbourne final - and a flurry of mistakes saw her squander a break lead in the deciding set against Elena Rybakina.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
It’s deceptively conventional, with an axial structure and a conglomerate of relatively full chroma set against an off-white background.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
The book is about colonisation and devastation, set against a backdrop of families left to die of starvation on estates owned by British aristocrats and landowners.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Hawaii rallied to take an early 11-7 lead in the first set against Long Beach Saturday night.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
None of this would have been observable to his eye were it not for the lapis lazuli powder that allowed him to see flashes of the blue fox set against the white snow.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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