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With Blackburn's Montgomery replacing the injured Kenny McLean, there are now eight uncapped players in the squad.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
For Lorenzo Salgado, justice would take another form — getting to see his mom heal and finally getting a full eight hours of sleep.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
New York influencer Christine Han bought eight Bordier blocks—along with a freezer bag and ice pack—after tasting the butter at a Parisian restaurant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Hyundai Motor appeared to post 30 data-entry specialist and customer-service representative roles to LinkedIn eight months ago, Jones found.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
“You aren’t funny, cadet,” he sneered, and I saw him stand up straighter in an attempt to offset the three additional inches of height I’d had on him since we were both eight.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
We gather in sixes and eights for dinner at places chosen more for their decibels than their desserts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Looping mischievously around one another, befezzed Shriners do figure eights on their tiny motorcycles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Goddesses on roller skates glide in buttery figure eights across the glass-fiber-reinforced concrete.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
To add to the drama both number eights were sent to the sin bin, Georgia Evans for two yellow cards, while Evie Gallagher's offence was upgraded to a red card.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2025
Thus, like a toy train doing endless figure eights on a looping track, her thoughts inevitably circled back to the very spot they kept trying to leave behind.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
