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That was the sixth 0-3 start in the history of the Chargers franchise, and the previous two times — 2000 and 2003 — the club wound up with the No. 1 overall pick.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

That may help explain how we wound up with “Alice in Wonderland”-style competing proclamations that made it sound as if Xi and Trump had been in different conversations, or perhaps different universes.

From Salon ● May 17, 2026

Christie’s specialist Giada Damen, who spent months retracing its paper trail and showing it to Michelangelo experts, said this foot wound up with a Swiss diplomat whose family held onto it for generations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

The company wound up with a 14% higher head count year over year, von Ahn wrote on LinkedIn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

But even after I’d polished them clean by rubbing them in the sand, I generally wound up with several stickers in my mouth.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson


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