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Thirty two years ago, the first World Cup to be staged in the US helped propel the sport into the mainstream.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Jonathan Pearce: I fancy Algeria could repeat the thrills Morrocco gave us four years ago so I've picked a trio of their players to look out for.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The research began almost 20 years ago when Quitterer received brain tissue samples from a colleague at Ain Shams University Hospital in Cairo.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

AIG cut back on those investments 10 years ago after its then-chief executive pronounced the returns “greatly disappointing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Or rather the portrait of you that Babci had painted almost eighty-five years ago.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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