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A five-match winless run at the start of the season wasn't in the script, but Emery managed to convince Villa the season was going to be good.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

And having suffered a bad run at the wrong time in the run-in as they missed out on automatic promotion on the final day, a season of such promise had produced heartbreak.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

“He’s going to hit a home run at some point,” Padres manager Craig Stammen said of Tatis recently.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

“They were going to target him. They were going to run at him. They were potentially going to make false disciplinary reports around him,” Thompson said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

He wanted it run at Belmont, over a mile and a quarter, but not on Memorial Day, which would conflict with Seabiscuit’s schedule.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand