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They took an absurdly gifted, if fallible France team to the very last second and backed up their endorsements of head coach Steve Borthwick in interviews, with actions on the pitch.
From BBC
OTTAWA—Employers in Canada for a second straight month shed jobs, partially rolling back a jump in hiring seen last fall and pushing the jobless rate back up following a dip to start the year.
But the heat will gradually tick back up on Sunday, generally hovering in the 80s to lower 90s and potentially leading to heat advisories for some coastal and valley areas, according to the weather service.
From Los Angeles Times
Big volume spikes are backing up price advances, always a sign of institutional interest.
From Barron's
On Thursday morning, traffic was already backed up on stretches of the Pacific Coast Highway before sunrise and the sidewalks along Wilshire Boulevard were no more devoid of pedestrians than is typical.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
