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Last year, BBC Sport revealed Liverpool had shut down 145,000 ticket accounts over the previous two years as part of a crackdown on touting.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
After more than a decade of marriage, this is an excellent time to sit down together with an estate-planning attorney and, if necessary, the attorney who drafted your prenup.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
In Soto’s first season, the team collapsed down the stretch, falling from more than 20 games over .500 in June, to miss the playoffs on the final day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
An independent disciplinary commission ruled at the time that the espionage was authorised by Eckert and was a "contrived and determined plan from the top down".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
It latches on to me, pulling me down deeper and deeper into the cold, dark water.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Those ups and downs are not exclusive to his career in the ring, as in May 2017, a then 20-year-old Agyarko was tasked with a different fight.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
"How long the dramatic improvement in relations will last is uncertain given the history of ups and downs" in ties, said Maleeha Lodhi, Pakistan's former ambassador to Washington.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
People who have gone through ups and downs in relationships, struggles with family and figuring out who your real family is, not just by blood but who your chosen family is.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
They have endured endless ups and downs and know they still have an appeal to get through.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
These formed a kind of dry oasis—a little feature common on the downs.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
A third U.S. service member in Jordan is missing and presumed dead, and a fourth was killed during the detonation of a downed Iranian drone in Iraq on Saturday.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
The closure is expected to last until 3 p.m. as Southern California Edison crews work to repair the downed pole, the California Department of Transportation announced in a social media post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Moscow vowed to respond, saying it downed almost 500 Ukrainian drones and 10 of Kyiv's Flamingo missiles overnight.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
Back then, the U.S. had downed Mexico in the round of 16, only to fall to Germany in the quarterfinals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Seven downed a dose of opal-haworthia potion and begged the Stars for good luck.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
But after the downing of the helicopter on Monday, Trump said in a telephone interview with ABC News that the United States was responding "in a strong manner".
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
Brent crude oil prices rose 3% after the U.S. said it struck Iranian air-defense sites in response to Tehran’s downing of an American drone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
He covered the Supreme Court decision that a deeply rooted tradition of downing bulls by pulling their tails in popular competitions was against the constitution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
CBS News reported that the possible indictment would focus on the 1996 downing of two civilian planes manned by anti-Castro pilots, citing US officials familiar with the matter.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
“You’d only have to spend one summer of your only God-given young life with Coach,” Todd said, fingering the ball out of the cup before downing his drink.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
