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Immanuel Feyi-Waboso scored a sensational solo try on his return from injury as Exeter Chiefs beat Munster to reach the Challenge Cup quarter-finals.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
The first track boomed, a Bad Bunny number remixed with a salsa beat, and people started filing in.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
On “Anatomical Fable of the Elements,” atop a snaky bassline and a throbbing beat, Ms. Muldrow poses questions: “Is your nose witness to the sweet life?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Friday's data significantly beat analyst expectations, with economists polled by Dow Jones Newswires and the Wall Street Journal expecting an increase of 59,000 jobs.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Pop and Mama and my brothers and sisters and me all grabbed brooms and shovels and took to the fields and started swinging, vowing to beat ’em off if we had to.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.