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[ee-vuhn] / ˈi vən /








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"It felt incredible to be completely honest, I went into it with expectations of potentially reaching podium. I didn't initially expect to place second or even have a chance at placing first," she said.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Just days after Kelce and Swift wed, it was revealed that the pup had become such a key part of their lives that it even played a role in their wedding celebrations.

From MarketWatch Sep. 7, 2026

What to know: Two couples’ lives are messily intertwined when one—a wealthy woman with an even wealthier husband—taps the other—a laid-off laborer and his wife—to be the subjects of a documentary.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

Sitting across from Holmes, Fielder said, he found her “sort of honest and charming,” even as his brain was warning him, “No, don’t trust.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

But she thinks Aunt J did a good job wrangling my hair into an even, sculpted low fade.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

This season, Toney finished second in the domestic scoring charts with 32 goals in 32 games - he evens boasts more assists and a better shot conversion rate than Bayern Munich forward Kane.

From BBC May 22, 2026

Rookie Beckett Sennecke and scoring leader Leo Carlsson each score and goaltender Lukas Dostal makes 24 saves in a 3-1 win that evens the playoff series 1-1.

From Los Angeles Times May 9, 2026

They wouldn’t accept a friend taking money from them because “it evens out,” or excuse a colleague cutting corners on grounds that others do worse.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 27, 2026

“Break evens are saying that the market thinks oil prices are going to stay high for at least a period of time,” said Tom Graff, chief investment officer of Baltimore-based Facet, a financial advisory company.

From MarketWatch Mar. 12, 2026

With short, brisk strokes she evens the broken nail on her left thumb.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Their independent expenditures helped supplement Mr. Becerra’s relatively small $17 million war-chest and somewhat evened the lopsided field with Mr. Steyer’s $216 million self-funded campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

But he noted the indexes have diverged for periods of time before, in both directions, but have always evened out over time.

From MarketWatch May 26, 2026

The other goals came from Matt Boldy, who gave the U.S. a lead early in the first period, and Cale Makar, who evened things for Canada late in the second.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 22, 2026

"I think we deserved the win even though things evened out a bit in the second half."

From Barron's Jan. 9, 2026

When he wore a necktie around his neck, which was as seldom as possible, he sometimes evened up the ends by trimming the longer with a pair of scissors.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

The Rams are scheduled to depart Tuesday evening, arrive Thursday morning and play on Friday.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

But on Friday evening, after multiple requests for comment from the Tribune about its findings, Abbott’s office said the governor was pausing all state funding for local grants to be used for Flock cameras.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

The boys, aged 11 to 14, had gone there in the early evening of 29 August while their parents were at a function in the Red Lion pub.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

"There will be no airstrikes on our part, and Russia must reciprocally ensure a ceasefire -- without its own airstrikes -- for the duration needed to conduct these talks," he said in his evening address.

From Barron's Sep. 5, 2026

So Mutti would be home late each evening, spending even longer hours now at the zoo, just to be with Marlene, to comfort her.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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