scoring

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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

Others may just pick one of 11 nations with red home kits, squint their eyes and try and pretend it's actually Harry Wilson scoring rather than Switzerland.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Bath's forward grunt got them over the line against Tigers, with prop Thomas du Toit scoring a hat-trick.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

AMD, the second-highest-ranked semiconductor company, after Nvidia, is No. 16 overall, scoring well on agility, innovation and AI readiness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Vancouver answered in the third period, scoring the game’s deciding goal, and then, when Medicine Hat pulled its goalie in desperation, Vancouver scored a third time.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell