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He took a mid-game medical timeout and left the court at the end of the third and fourth sets, but could not regain his fitness as he fell to world number 56 Cerundolo.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Six million sign-ups are a “good start,” but “the challenge is 67 million left behind,” Huang said.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

The team left disappointed with what they found in northeastern Venezuela’s Orinoco Belt, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

More recently, I tidied the home of a friend who was in the hospital, the pill bottles and crumpled blankets left in situ as evidence of someone else’s pain.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

We left Hans and Toos to answer the doorbell and went upstairs to get breakfast.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom