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The 31-year-old led the Browns to a comeback win at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last week and repeated the feat as Cleveland beat the Carolina Panthers 21-18 in their home opener.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The Peter Laviolette Era begins for the Kings on Wednesday when the coach steps behind the bench for the first time before their season opener against the Colorado Avalanche in Denver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Banton only has the opportunity as opener here because of Jacob Bethell's injury.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
He has Cleveland off to a 5-0 start going into a West Valley League opener against longtime power Birmingham on Friday night at Birmingham.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
All remaining cans of food and a can opener, two forks.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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She read about the Sheeran-Macklemore controversy recently, but wasn’t too upset about the openers leaving the tour: She was there for the headliner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Soon, Sheeran agreed to drop Macklemore from his tour, and Sheeran’s other openers quit in solidarity.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
The 49ers, the Seattle Seahawks and the Arizona Cardinals all won their openers, putting the Rams in last place in the NFC West.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
One area of concern for Fleming will be England's openers, albeit if the modest returns of Duckett and Gay have come in a summer when ball has been on top of bat.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Only one channel came in, some kind of weird repeating infomercial with a woman selling letter openers that looked a little like katana blades, which was not going to make Ernie feel any better.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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