opener
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Just a week away from their Premier League opener at promoted Hull City on Saturday, Michael Carrick's men took the lead twice against AC Milan before finishing on the wrong end of a 4-2 beating.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
It gives him the ability to fly and to manifest objects at will, most often a protective green bubble, but also a bottle opener and a $10 bill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The opener, playing in just his second Test match, hit 101 off 197 balls as Bangladesh closed on 351-6, a lead of 153.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
If he runs out of time to build up to a full starter’s workload, will the Dodgers use him as an opener in the postseason?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
But Bryce just shakes his head, slips out from under my arm, and goes back to fiddling with the can opener.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
After being dismissed for 426 shortly after lunch, Bangladesh seamer Hasan Mahmud stunned the hosts when he claimed both openers cheaply.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
In 1978, a Clearwater, Fla., radio station accepted 112 electric can openers from an advertiser who could not afford to pay for commercial time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
They are World War I letter openers, made from scrap wood or by blunting the edge of a military blade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
The buzz: Both teams lost their openers, meaning neither can afford another setback.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 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
