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Fortunately, they got to see him start one week later with the Blues having built a commanding 4–1 first leg lead away from home, to win 1–0 in the second leg.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2025

It contains grains of truth, but those grains of truth are exaggerated beyond the point of usefulness, even so far as to lead away from the truth.

From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2024

As in every Cornell box, all paths lead away from the present and into the mists of the imagination.

From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2024

Thomas read that in Kingston, Jamaica, Shericka Jackson had just wrested the world lead away with a time of 21.71, 0.15 faster than the American.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2023

Curving pathways along the perimeter lead away from the courtyard, turning into unseen mysteries dotted with twinkling lights.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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