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El Tri has few players in top-tier leagues and lacks game-changers on the wings, as Diego Lainez, Uriel Antuna and Hirving Lozano were left off the final roster.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

While a 2003 court decision recognized his ownership, subsequent court cases left it in control of larger landowners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Within hours, Dedic, a businessman living in Ealing, had left the UK on the Eurostar and returned to his native country of Bosnia.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Having all the paperwork done, such as a will or a list of passwords, isn’t helpful if the person left to do the administrative tasks doesn’t know where to find it.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

I stand to the left of him, stroking Belle, our gray mule.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes