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But Smith edged it, with two judges scoring the contest 115-113 in his favour and the third awarding it 116-112 to Dominican fighter Puello.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
One third of them are in the Scottish Highlands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
“Traitor!” one fan yelled when he hit a shot during a tight first half before the Lakers pulled away by outscoring the Clippers 39-26 in the third quarter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
"I would stare at her for hours because I was so enamoured by her," a woman said after sighting the shark on her third attempt.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
By the end of the third week, it seemed as if a gloomy silence had settled all around our home.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Only a quarter of students from low-income backgrounds go on to higher education in France, compared with nearly two thirds of pupils from privileged households, according to a 2023 government study.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Bolstering the blondies’ trick-or-treat bona fides was the fact that, after sharing them with co-workers, some dropped by asking for seconds, thirds and fourths.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
About two thirds were classified as "individual" events.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
They had previously expected to spend two thirds of their sentence behind bars, but instead will complete half of their term in prison before spending the rest of their punishment in the community on licence.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Investigators at the Royal Victoria Hospital at McGill University found two thirds of 150 cases of uterine cancer studied by them gave evidence of abnormally high estrogen levels.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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