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Prost's most exceptional season was in 1986, when he beat the two Williams drivers - Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet - to win his second world title in what was clearly an inferior McLaren.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Last year’s Dodgers lost seven in a row in July yet went on to win the World Series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
But even with these horrific allegations, he could still win?
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
If all they achieve is to advance the idea that norms are arbitrary expressions of personal preference, they win big.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Rich Downing came running in and jumped into his seat behind Kayla as if he was trying to win a race.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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That behavior changes the usual rules governing which reaction pathway wins.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
Try machine Zach Eckersley and Liam Marshall both scored twice as Wigan Warriors overpowered Toulouse Olympique 48-18 to make it 11 wins in a row to climb to second in Super League.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, posted on social media a news article with only its headline: “Todd Blanche wins votes for Senate confirmation.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
I’d rather play on that side than bet on who wins and who loses on the software side.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
"I mean, the worst that could happen is you decide to clean up the street. So either way...everybody wins."
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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Glad to hear tell as your greyhound winned the cup down to Newton coursing.”
From Children of the Mist by Phillpotts, Eden
Yes, suh, I winned; w'y, at de finish I come down dat track lak hit was de Jedgment Day an' I was de las' one up!
From The heart of happy hollow A collection of stories by Dunbar, Paul Laurence
If I winned I was goin' to buy Delaney's café.
From Heart of the West [Annotated] by Loewenstein, Joseph E.
Hyeah he stan' all weary, but he winned his fight wid sin.
From The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar by Howells, William Dean
Why, whut you spec' I's doin' hyeah ef I hadn' winned?
From The heart of happy hollow A collection of stories by Dunbar, Paul Laurence
The winning tickets were sold in Arizona, Florida, Michigan and New York.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Farage was elected in 2024 -- on his eighth attempt -- winning by 46 percent with 21,225 votes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
The Meta CEO has a new game plan for winning over hearts and minds to his company’s artificial-intelligence efforts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
In terms of our own brains, we often refer to it as the "dopamine hit" that is triggered by winning a game or even receiving a positive comment on a social media post.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Giving up on winning that fight, Jack instead flipped the sword around in his hand to hold it with the point facing downward.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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Balzary co-founded the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1982, and the band has since released 13 albums and won three Grammy Awards.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Fornaroli is the reigning F2 champion, and won F3 the previous season.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Though he lost his first attempt in 1986, Jones won their rematch two years later after Swindall had been indicted for perjury in relation to a money-laundering scheme.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Over the past year, Hanwha has won government contracts to build missile-tracking vessels and to design oilers that can provide fuel and equipment during naval operations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
“My mom was a body double for Taylor Swift. I won a drawing contest in third grade. I once ate a plastic SpongeBob SquarePants.”
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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