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Some residents said the walls in their buildings were already cracking before the quakes and rebar was exposed in some columns, signs of what they called shoddy construction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

One 32-year-old Berliner, Diane, told AFP she had fainted from the heat once already, despite drinking three litres of water.

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026

With the group stage winding down and the knockout rounds set to begin, millions of fans have already traveled through American airports, highways and host cities.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026

Steve Clarke and the Scotland squad have not even left their World Cup base yet and already the attention has turned to what comes next.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

A horse he already had—old and bony, not much of a horse, but a mount nonetheless.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios