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Devine masterfully shuffled around her crease throughout, often ending up in a heap on the ground, but it was effective in throwing the seamers off their length.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

“Iran does not measure success the same way Washington often does,” he wrote in an email.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

A more likely scenario is disruption on the ground in Mecca, where emotions often run high.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

In other words, earnings periods tend to bring company-specific good news that can support stocks, while the stretches after earnings often leave investors more focused on macroeconomic risks, politics and geopolitics.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

We were not allowed to step around them as the ranks were formed: often we stood in water up to our ankles, and at night the barracks reeked with rotting shoe leather.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom