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In the earliest days of the sport, it was considered perfectly acceptable to barge a keeper into the net in an effort to score a goal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

This is some of the earliest data suggesting the approach can also be used in autoimmune disease.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

If the tests are reinstated, the change would not take effect until the fall of 2028 at the earliest.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

You mentioned that both of you plan to claim benefits at age 62, the earliest age at which retirement benefits can begin.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Here, then, we seem to be on the verge of that fusion of human and animal identity that distinguishes the earliest historical religions of Egypt and Mesopotamia.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson