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He remained at the plate, “waving wildly, waving and writhing and gyrating along the first-base line, as he wished the ball fair, forced it fair with this entire body.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Ushakov also told reporters that President Putin reiterated to Witkoff that Russian troops were advancing everywhere across the vast front line and had a "strategic initiative".
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
The Exeter-to-Starcross railway line mentioned in the report did not open until 1846, almost five years after the event supposedly occurred.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
The rail line known as the purple, or the D, was sometimes referred to as the Subway to the Sea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
And it never hurts to have a line cook owe you a favor.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
When Diogo Dalot lined up at left-back against Leeds, he became the fifth different player to start there for United in six games.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
But the FBI agents who took Kao’s confession — two experienced anti-corruption investigators — could see that much of it lined up with a trove of records they had seized from Navatek.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
They found that tiny channels within their tissues quickly lined up, forming connections that allowed materials to move between the two fragments.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
At his office in Allentown, the labor leader recounted how the area used to be lined with manufacturing facilities.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
So did The Bulldog, his jowly face more deeply lined than ever, his voice as he fussed at his dogs, sharp with strain.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Lately I’ve also been lining glass vases with cabbage leaves before adding flowers.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
Horvath is still one of just a handful of L.A.-area elected officials lining up behind Raman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
The compound, known as DT-109, works by reducing harmful gut bacteria, protecting the intestinal lining, and preventing inflammatory substances from reaching the liver.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
“There’s no one lining up to do a lot of these jobs,” said Josh Putnal, the owner of a siding-and-soffit subcontractor in Jacksonville.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
When their grief abated a little, the companions hollowed out a grave, lining it with flat stones.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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