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An excellent recovery after anti-stall dropped him from sixth to 21st at the start.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Then, Sheehan hit Tyrone Taylor with a pitch to start the bottom half of the inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
The only way he might have contended for first, he said, was “if Pogacar doesn’t start the race.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
It was a drive that had been a long time coming, after a difficult start to the season for the reigning world champion and his McLaren team.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
“And I’m going to start hunting for it, too,” he said, “just as soon as dinner’s over.”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
As he starts his term as Fed chair, Warsh can’t count on the support of his fellow governors for his agenda, Bianco said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026
He made three appearances during the tournament, including starts against Norway and England in the third-place play-off, as Les Bleus finished fourth.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
He retires with seven wins, three seconds and three thirds from 14 starts, with earnings of $4,770,755.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
On a Tuesday night in May, prospective diners were told it would be about an hour’s wait to eat at the Wynn buffet, which starts at $80 per person for dinner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
When class starts, we each read the poem we brought.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
The decline in city kids started in 2017 and picked up with the pandemic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Oliver has now graduated from university and said that, in his final year, he started wearing his Star of David again.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Sheehan retired the next three batters as the Dodgers started to take control.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
On Saturday night, local officials ordered the evacuation of five towns near Bordeaux, raising the total number of displaced people in the region to about 220,000 since the fire started.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
With trembling hands, Betsie, Cocky, and I threw a long tablecloth over it and started laying five places for tea.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Investors will closely monitor the BOJ’s two-day meeting starting Thursday, where the central bank is widely expected to leave rates unchanged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Key demographic markers in many developing countries, especially in Asia, are starting to look like those of much more developed economies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
See: The rising cost of capital for companies today is starting to spook the stock market: ‘The worry is the spending might not pay off’
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 26, 2026
Because it’s starting to look like even Aaron Donald might not be able to stop Aaron Donald.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
He saw one of my hands clapped over my mouth and my eyes starting out of my head.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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