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[min-it] / ˈmɪn ɪt /






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Shortly after the substitutions, Roberto Álvarado crossed the ball from the right to Raúl Jiménez, who headed it past South Africa’s goalkeeper, Williams, in the 67th minute.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Mexico opened the scoring in the ninth minute when Quiñones capitalized on a defensive error by South Africa and fired a shot down the middle, between the legs of goalkeeper Ronwen Williams.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

After taking the lead in the 9th minute through Julián Quiñones, the home side created few opportunities before the South Africans were reduced to 10 men by a red card.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Well, kind of: Let’s stop there for a minute and consider history.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

I laughed, and he asked me to wait a minute so he could walk me home.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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