urn

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The hosts completed a five-wicket win at the Sydney Cricket Ground after lunch on day five for a thumping 4-1 series victory, retaining the famous urn for at least another 18 months.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

Cummins played one and got his hands on the urn.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

However, Stokes is not viewing this match as a springboard for regaining the urn next year.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

It snapped a 15-year winless streak in Australia but came too late to save the series with the hosts retaining the urn by winning in Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide.

From Barron's • Jan. 3, 2026

She was a waitress in a coffee shop down near the waterfront, and the coffee urn blew up.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers