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Example Sentences
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Like any fan with a bet on the line, Jackson is going to be able to see how much he stands to win or lose as the matches unfold.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
However, Raúl Rangel has been the starting goalkeeper during Mexico’s past three warm-up matches, playing the full 90 minutes each time.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Searing temperatures are also expected in matches played in tournament co-hosts Mexico and Canada, where the mercury has topped 30C in recent days.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
A few miles from those macabre discoveries, soccer fans will pour into the volcano-shaped Akron Stadium, just outside Guadalajara, for the first of four World Cup matches that will be played there, beginning Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
“But those things, the window and the matches, those are decoys.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
