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Is there an option for a second chance?

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

Many Flores inhabitants slept outside for a second night in a row, afraid to go home as hundreds of aftershocks rumbled through the area.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

Meanwhile, Hunter Greene, another star fireballer in the NL Central, just had the surgery for a second time in his career at just 27 years old.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Undergraduate tuition fees in England and Wales are rising for a second year running for students starting university in September, reaching £9,790 a year.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Babs hesitates for a second, like she’s about to say something else, but then another table calls for her.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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