win
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Their bench for the win over Aston Villa contained nine full internationals with two of those - Merino and Zubimendi - World Cup winners.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
And it has added rows of extra-legroom seating to its planes in an effort to win over fliers willing to shell out for added comforts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Palos Verdes already has an impressive win over Gardena Serra.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Eze played in some of the biggest games of Arsenal's last campaign on the left wing and put in an impressive appearance in that role in the win over Villa on Monday too.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
"Sam," she said, "don't be disappointed if you don't win the prize. Prizes don't matter."
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
The advisers’ answers all pointed in the same direction: The SEP IRA wins on simplicity.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
He has 9.3 wins above replacement, as calculated by FanGraphs, buoyed by his elite defense in center field.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
San Pedro, open since 1906, is 2-0 with wins over King/Drew and West Torrance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
When someone well ahead in the polls ultimately loses, or wins by a much narrower margin than anticipated, people wonder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
“When all of this is over, no matter which one of us wins, I will not let you go so easily. Agreed?”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Why, whut you spec' I's doin' hyeah ef I hadn' winned?
From The heart of happy hollow A collection of stories by Paul Laurence Dunbar
“Ah, we winned the lawsuit; didn’t us, sir?”
From The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit by Richard Harris
Ay, sir, but he winned the game, an' that's aye a loss for Geordie; he aye tak's himsel' to the tavern when he wins.
From St. Cuthbert's by Robert E. Knowles
If I winned I was goin' to buy Delaney's café.
From Heart of the West [Annotated] by Joseph E. Loewenstein
If I winned I was goin' to buy Delaney's cafe.
From Heart of the West by O. Henry
Shein became one of the world’s largest fashion retailers by winning over shoppers with $3 T-shirts and $10 jeans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Starmer had enjoyed some success in this area, working closely with Macron and winning admiration from allies.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Ken Rosewall remains the oldest men's singles slam champion in the Open era, winning the 1972 Australian Open two months after turning 37.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
The 2026 season kicked off with Moreno telling the Orange County Register about a survey supposedly revealing that winning wasn’t “a top priority” for Angels fans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
She possessed “a winning grace,” “reserve” and “self-control” appropriate for “a soul far above her present calling …” She’d acquired the skills of an entertainer.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Prime Minister Balendra Shah, the 36-year-old former Kathmandu mayor widely known as "Balen", won March elections on a wave of euphoria and promises of political change.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Alonso's side have won all three of their matches this season, beating Fulham and Brighton in the Premier League, and have also reached the third round of the Carabao Cup with victory over Luton Town.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Months later, the Rams won the Super Bowl on their home field.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
When the Angels won their lone World Series, this was the headline in the Los Angeles Times: “Fantasyland!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
“Maybe they don’t even know we won the award.”
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
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