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Cal took its opening possession of the third quarter 85 yards in a 14-play drive that tied the score 24-24.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
After Jordan fumbled away a screen pass, Maiava later found Mosley for that 68-yard score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
The rule states that if the ball has hit the arm of the goalscorer immediately before they score then it must be ruled out, even if accidental.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
The Webb score is subtle and insinuating, but it could also be explosive, as in the devastating discovery cue dramatizing the heroine’s realization that she is being poisoned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
I forgot my score was written on the bottom of the sheet.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
Along with his three scores, Knight ran for 71 yards in eight carries in his Bruins debut.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
With the footwork, speed and sharp pressure fighting that defined her career, Taylor produced one final stylish performance against the overmatched Frenchwoman to win by scores of 100-90, 100-90 and 98-91.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Just as Bernhard sang it over the opening of “Unzipped,” the same song scores the beginning of Mizrahi’s triumphant Fall/Winter 1995 presentation.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
We do know that scores of mothers saw Lindsay Clancy and felt a twinge of understanding.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
Hugh has been advised to try again: scores can fluctuate according to stress and circumstance, and he's right on the cusp of Mensa qualification.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
He recently filled in as anchor of the “CBS Evening News” and scored higher ratings than Tony Dokoupil, the program’s regular anchor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Yet Raman managed to pull off a hard-fought campaign, with Pratt as an unexpectedly strong insurgent from the right — a winning streak that continued this week when she scored two key endorsements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
The group also had a UK top 10 album in Jive Bunny The Album and scored five UK top 10 hits, including their number ones.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
A sans-serif font plays over the car’s odyssey through the Manhattan streets, shot on gorgeously grainy 16mm film and scored to the enveloping orchestral music of Gustav Holst.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Philip scored on a long jump shot from the side.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
The guidelines recommend using validated risk scoring tools that take kidney function into account.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
He played 14 games in the Premier League totalling 703 minutes, scoring only three goals at a rate of one every 234 minutes.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Chris Fields III guided the Colts on an 80-yard opening drive, scoring on a one-yard run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
An international team of researchers, working closely with scientists at the universities of Zurich and Greifswald, has developed and validated a diagnostic scoring system designed to identify Takotsubo syndrome before cardiac catheterization is performed.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
Edna whispers as Ms. Tannenbaum goes over the scoring rubric.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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