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"I was 30 and had just come off a silver medal, what future path do I follow?"

From BBC • May 23, 2026

He would call that the “wheels come off the bus” scenario.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Looking at photos in court, his father, Paul Willis, said he thought some straps holding the cab on his son's vehicle had come off "of their own accord".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Hernandez understands that allowing them to vote in municipal elections might come off as an insult to the memory of civil rights activists who lost their lives fighting for that right for Black Americans.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

She shifted around as much as she could without hurting herself, but the ice pack didn’t come off.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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