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Guest shark Rashaun Williams strapped on his court shoes, wiped them on their mini mat and stomped onto their court.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026 -
Dedicating that much shelf space to the New York Yankees, as your organization gets stomped into the ground by them, at home?—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Shortly after the full-time whistle blew on Arsenal’s 2-1 defeat at Manchester City, a weary team trudged over to the corner of the ground occupied by the travelling fans.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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When a tire blows out or the engine overheats, fewer than one person a day in the last year has gotten out of their car on the side of the freeway and trudged to a call box.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
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As a nod to the centenary, customers have the option to have the signature Launer rope emblem embellished with crystals and a discreet plaque stamped inside the bag.—
Monique Jessen,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Two floors below ground, behind heavy double doors stamped with a logo that most students have never noticed, sits one of the most powerful lasers in the United States.—
Ahmed Helal,
The Conversation,
17 Apr. 2026
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In stepped the Atlanta surrealist Young Thug, whose main gift to songwriting has been his ease with dismantling its norms.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Phillies hired Mattingly as their bench coach in January after the 65-year-old stepped away from the Toronto Blue Jays last season after being the team’s bench coach for three seasons.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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The next morning, as part of Charles’s welcome ceremony, American military units and bands marched through rain on the South Lawn.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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Authorities said hundreds of Ku Klux Klan members, neo-Nazis and other White nationalists marched through the University of Virginia campus in 2017, shouting racist and antisemitic chants.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Goose-stepped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goose-stepped. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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