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Centennial’s defense was top notch all night, only allowing two third-down conversions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

Tongue probably did not mean to imply Root brings a greater calmness than Stokes, yet few would argue he has taken the intensity down a notch or two.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Moody’s last summer lowered Chicago’s outlook to stable from positive while maintaining its rating one notch above junk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Nicknamed "the Glooper" for his cries of "Gloop! Gloop!" after each strike, Godin spent more than three decades lobbing pies at rich and famous targets he felt needed bringing down a notch.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

The volume of her voice bumped up a notch.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds

In two dozen cases, they were at least three notches higher, the Journal’s analysis shows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

The authors estimated that private ratings are effectively two to three notches more favorable than public ratings with comparable impairment risk.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

A different condition, abfraction, looks very different – deep wedge-shaped notches near the gumline.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026

Mohamed Salah's latest unprompted public outburst will ratchet up the pressure on struggling Liverpool head coach Arne Slot by several notches.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

But when I checked the electronic version of the book available on Halliday’s website, I found the same notches on the exact same letters.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Luis Suarez, meanwhile, boasts the third-highest score ever and, as the Fantasy Football Scout points out, he notched a record 55 attacking returns in 2013-14 despite missing the first five games.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

New orders saw a small increase while shipments notched a slight decrease, the survey said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

It has notched 20 straight years of same-store sales gains, pushing systemwide sales to $4.3 billion in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

And under three coaches in the past six years, the Bruins’ football team went 36-33 and notched only one bowl victory, in the now-defunct LA Bowl.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

She used nine larger straws for a wider braid, and made it notched all along the edges.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Though it is proving to be a mismatched series so far, England are building a well-balanced line-up under Brook's leadership and have barely broken sweat in notching a 2-0 lead.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The Americans knocked out their quarterfinal opponents 108-56, notching the team’s 34th consecutive win in World Cup play since 2006.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

As he did last week, Springboks wing Cheslin Kolbe took on the kicking duties over fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, notching up 18 points in a player-of-the-match performance.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Americans took out almost $211 billion in auto loans this past spring, notching a new record, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

Speedily notching shafts to their strings, the archers angled their bows upwards.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques