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Sabalenka took her frustration out on her racquet and reacted to losing a point by crouching to the ground at the back of the court as a semi-final place slipped away.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

Chacarra, who has won three times already this season, finished his front nine with three straight birdies to turn in two-under 34 but dropped shots at 13 and 15 to lie five back of Luiten.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

Some experimental devices stimulate the retina, the layer of tissue at the back of the eye that detects light.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

Records that weren’t lucrative or released may have been cut from the labels’ catalog, excluded from the digitization process or fallen to the back of the queue for uploading.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

But all the other flags, the ones that sit in the displays, in a place of honor and reverence, I pushed to the back of my mind.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold


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