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The buzz: With a goal and an assist in the Americans’ penultimate warm-up with Senegal, Christian Pulisic broke out of a career-long scoring drought and proved himself ready for the World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The English players were still stewing four minutes later when Maradona proved that he was more than just a cheat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Frallicciardi explained that identifying the helmets initially proved difficult.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Delta, United and American Airlines —a Barron’s stock pick —have proved fairly resilient, up 56%, 26% and 14% over the past year.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

“These two girls proved that in their Yaks they could fight the men in the more sophisticated aircraft,” Mariya said.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein