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He enters reluctantly, since he knows nothing about baseball, and leaves fired up by the heroism of men like Satchel Paige and Jackie Robinson.

From Salon Aug. 7, 2026

That move fired up young people who turned up in the thousands to march to Parliament to push for Pradhan’s resignation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

Belgian captain Youri Tielemans said his team had been fired up by the decision.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

Remember how fired up New Yorkers got for the Knicks making the NBA Finals?

From MarketWatch Jun. 24, 2026

She pushed her glasses up on her nose, like she did when she was feeling especially fired up about something, Rishi had noticed.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon




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