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She returned two years later and went on to won the world title in 2025.

From Barron's

Chase the Wind, the first of the Retallick saga, was voted the best historical novel of 1977, with Thompson going on to write about 40 historical novels, most of them set in Cornwall.

From BBC

“That sounds maybe trite or simple, but the only way we hold on to our democracy is if people continue to participate and continue to trust it and put their faith in it.”

From Los Angeles Times

Both incidents were a case of a lingering finger falling on to the granite after the handle was released, rather than a deliberate touch, so no suggestion of devious intent.

From BBC

Slovenia's Domen Prevc went on to win gold with Ren Nikaido of Japan taking silver and Poland's Kacper Tomasiak picking up bronze.

From BBC