sudden

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To win last year, McIlroy needed to beat Justin Rose - who finished tied third on Sunday having led by two at the turn - in a sudden death play-off after bogeying the 72nd hole.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

California has been battling the rodent ever since, and recent research by wildlife officials suggests the rodents’ sudden return may have been intentional.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Both U.S. and international oil prices logged their steepest weekly percentage slide since 2020, when the sudden stop of global travel caused oil prices to collapse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

"One of the experimental observations is the sudden increase in the sample magnetization, what we call a metamagnetic transition," said NIST's Peter Czajka, co-lead author on the study.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

You blink in the sudden brightness, the shade trees gone.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith