win
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But those guys went on to help the club win World Series titles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
She delivered when it mattered and under intense pressure, just days after one of her lowest moments, to create history by becoming the first Welsh woman to win an artistic gymnastics Commonwealth Games gold.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Fujimori won June's presidential runoff by fewer than 50,000 votes, having tried and failed to win power three times previously.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
There were concerns about the chain’s ability to win over younger consumers, after serving an older generation for decades.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
He believes in a single, immutable truth—either you win, or you lose.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
“We will pressure whoever wins to do the right thing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
“Sales improvement was driven by continued growth investments, new account wins and increased share of wallet,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
“We hope that whoever wins this race keeps working-class people and their issues on the forefront,” said Ron Gochez, a longtime district resident and organizer with Union del Barrio, which advocates for immigrants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
If wins are the only currency, both Matt Fitzpatrick and Cameron Young have three on tour this season, while Wyndham Clark has a regular victory and a US Open.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The eleven-year-old carefully penciled in the results for each game: zeroes for losses, ones for wins, and halves for draws.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
“Ah, we winned the lawsuit; didn’t us, sir?”
From The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit by Harris, Richard
Hyeah he stan' all weary, but he winned his fight wid sin.
From The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar by Howells, William Dean
If I winned I was goin' to buy Delaney's café.
From Heart of the West [Annotated] by Loewenstein, Joseph E.
Glad to hear tell as your greyhound winned the cup down to Newton coursing.”
From Children of the Mist by Phillpotts, Eden
Ay, sir, but he winned the game, an' that's aye a loss for Geordie; he aye tak's himsel' to the tavern when he wins.
From St. Cuthbert's by Knowles, Robert E.
Graham served in the House of Representatives before winning election to the Senate in 2002, becoming a prominent voice on foreign policy and the military.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
But please, stop and consider the tankathon Utah has been running; the last thing the Jazz wanted was Kessler on the court winning games for them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Evans created history by winning Wales' first women's artistic gymnastics Commonwealth Games gold.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The Brazil international joined Real as an 18-year-old in 2018, winning 14 trophies and scoring 128 goals in 375 matches for the Spanish giants.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
If he could draw every game, giving him 12 points, Spassky would retain his title without winning a game.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
The watching Wales supporters included chef de mission Gethin Jones and Team Wales captain Olivia Breen, the Para-sprinter who won silver on Monday night.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Many space companies rely on U.S. government contracts; Rocket Lab, for one, won a $266 million defense contract on Monday.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
While it was a typically uneven set—only the Strokes’ first two albums have been tightly focused and stylistically coherent—critical reception was solid, and it eventually won a Grammy for best rock album.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The conservative 51-year-old won June's runoff by fewer than 50,000 votes and will govern until 2031.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Everyone was pretty excited about the Speed and Safety Award, because we had never won anything before and probably never would again till the last Herdman was gone from Woodrow Wilson School.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
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