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The France captain stuttered in his run up, looked up at goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, and saw his tame penalty easily saved.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026

But against Paraguay, the U.S. didn’t merely run up the score.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

“While obviously semis have run up substantially, we believe that this will be an elongated cycle and many areas are just getting started,” says Christopher Shaffer, managing partner at Talaria Capital Management.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

But Ciena’s stock shed nearly 14% on Thursday—after having run up more than 160% since the first of the year on strong hype about the company’s exposure to the AI build-out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

I felt a shiver run up my back.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott




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