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Four years later Fontaine plucked another future Hall of Famer, taking outfielder Tony Gwynn in the third round.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
In the capital's central third district on Monday morning, dozens of teenage students chanted in protest, as cars honked their horns in support while driving past, while others made their way into class.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
A tea room being used to film the third series of Ludwig starring David Mitchell could close permanently unless it raises £25,000.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Leading 20-10, the Eagles had a third down from the Rams’ 2-yard line before a botched play led to Hurts being stopped for no gain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
In January of 1850, Reverend Charles Hammond was attending his third spirit circle, this one at the Fox sisters’ home.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Opinion polling conducted by the Diffley Partnership for the JRF suggests that two thirds of people think their council is underfunded, with just 4% saying the opposite.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
About two thirds were classified as "individual" events.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
Two thirds of the population in North America and 45 percent in Europe were exposed to "poor" or "very poor" air quality.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
That should improve as lagged contracts decline from two thirds of sales to one third from January 2027, it says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Since beats normally get divided into halves and quarters, this is the easiest way for composers to write beats that are divided into thirds.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
