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The Times’ eight top-10 finishes included the categories print portfolio, digital, event coverage, special sections, investigative, national beat writing, columns and short feature.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Elite football players commonly pass through two or three schools and some students transfer eight times, according to a top regulator.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Up to 50,000 workers in Gujarat spend eight months on the remote salt pans without electricity or healthcare, relying on a tanker to deliver drinking and washing water every 25 days.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

The Venerable Pallegama Hemarathana Thero holds one of the most revered positions in the Buddhist world - the chief prelate or custodian of eight sacred sites in Sri Lanka.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Dad is coming for me in another eight weeks, and while I know this is what I asked for, what I wanted, I don’t know how I’m going to fix everything before I leave.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila