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In the past 10 campaigns, nine coaches had left their jobs by the time the second international break came along - which is where we are in the number of games.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Before science came along, mythology was part of how we made sense of the natural world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Until large language models came along, AI could not help with decisions like whether to buy Nvidia or SpaceX, since those require thinking through uncertainty and imagining future scenarios.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

It was dead before he came along, according to his standard stump speech.

From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026

I’m just a scared nine-year-old boy, but I came along to help Ma, so I decide that’s what I’m going to do.

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott


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