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Wales also forced 10 turnovers with Alex Mann gaining three, while there were crucial interventions from Lake, Adams and prop Nicky Smith when Japan seemed destined to score.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
Moments later, the Irish punched in a touchdown, their final score in a 31-24 win that reshaped college football’s playoff picture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
It received an almost perfect score from critics and, decades on, remains the highest-rated game in history on Metacritic, which aggregates reviews.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
“I’m glad I was able to score that final point,” said senior outside hitter Sofia Dajnowiec, who pounded her 36th kill to end the match.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026
For each question, you will have ten seconds to make your selection on your phone screen. Lemoncello.it will instantaneously calculate your score based on correctness and speed of answering.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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Walsh quickly responded after both Samoan scores, keeping them at arm's length while scoring his first international hat-trick.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
The 2025 Focused Update of the 2019 ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidemias recommends considering increased coronary calcium scores, when available, as an additional factor in cardiovascular risk assessment.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
If everyone’s a critic, then no one is, and that’s precisely why monitoring Rotten Tomatoes scores like they’re poll numbers is futile and ridiculous.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham in recent days said his government was open to issuing a formal apology following calls from scores of Caribbean and African countries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
As I step on the scale, Dad swings his racket and scores.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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He set out his stall early on with an incisive break to lift the crowd and later scored his first try in eight internationals.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
The full-back scored three of Australia's eight tries as they beat Samoa 44-12 to reach a 16th successive men's Rugby League World Cup final.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
Doncic’s 53-point outburst eclipsed Wembanyama’s 52 points the star center scored Wednesday for the highest single-game scoring performance so far this season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
After the interval, the All Blacks tightened up defensively and scored three magnificent tries.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
She wasn’t detained, because the facial recognition software only scored her as a 31 percent match: possible but unlikely.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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But Walsh quickly responded after both Samoan scores, keeping them at arm's length while scoring his first international hat-trick.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
Making a point by scoring more points to start a season — 361 in nine games — than anyone since Wilt Chamberlain scored 472 in 1962.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
Maresca's leaky backline continues to make defensive blunders and once Josko Gvardiol gave the ball away for Jair Cunha to open the scoring in the sixth minute, City were on the back foot.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
After dropping a season-high 53 points during the Lakers’ 124-118 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, Doncic is averaging 40.1 points, 7.8 rebounds and 7.7 assists in a scoring binge for the ages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
Some land of turning point arose the day a couple of kids wandered into the room, took in the scene and asked Jesse and the others if they were brown-nosing, scoring points.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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