would

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“It won’t be easy at all,” South Africa coach Hugo Broos said last December upon learning his team would debut against one of the hosts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

If approved, the policy would introduce consistent standards across the county for the first time, replacing a mix of approaches that existed before the council was created in 2023, a council spokesperson said.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

In a decision notice uploaded online, Rhodri Griffiths, the council's head of place and sustainability, said the proposals would conflict with a number of policies on biodiversity and the environment.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Protected woodland and hedgerows would be adversely affected, he said, and the scheme would result in "the unacceptable disturbance, degradation and loss" of "irreplaceable peatland".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

It would go on to be considered one of the best performances in classical music history.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold