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The Elland Road club are the only team not to have any kind of officiating mistake go for them.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

While around one-quarter of models in the U.S. go for between $25,000 and $35,000, an even bigger share tops $55,000, according to data from the car-shopping website Edmunds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Sometimes, concerned humans crowd around an injured capybara, he says, not knowing it’s better to leave them alone and go for help.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

“The state record is a bonus. We handled our business and now we have a week to prepare to go for the national record.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

He set Ralph down in front of an opening in a cardboard wall and said, “When Brad fires his cap pistol, go for the peanut butter.”

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary