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The rescuers guided Gil out of his would-be tomb, onto a gurney and outside into the crush of onlookers waiting below the tropical sun, already blazing before 10 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2026

Styles' tour will continue onto Brazil, Mexico and the US, before wrapping up in Australia in December.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026

My line stuttered forward and flopped onto the water with all the stealth of a cannonball.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 5, 2026

NBA star Kyrie Irving walked out onto a basketball court in southwest China to rapturous applause, his brightly coloured Chinese-made sneakers a vivid statement of domestic sportswear brands' increasing global reach.

From Barron's • Jul. 3, 2026

Tumbling mats had been spread out to cover part of the floor and I collapsed onto one of them.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom