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Drake Maye may be sore from a Super Bowl loss, but spring practice will be here before he knows it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026

Fanone has reason to be sore with Rhodes.

From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2025

"We’ll be sore now tomorrow. We’ll enjoy tonight and get back to work and be ready for the Canadians."

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2024

“Any time, especially this fresh after a game, your body’s going to be sore — especially when it’s a divisional game in the cold and against a team like Buffalo,” White said Tuesday night.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2022

“I be sore afraid to open that sack, but I can’t just let you be.”

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman




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