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The left-hander allowed two hits, struck out two and walked three in six scoreless innings while improving to 2-1.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026 -
Joined by four assistants with umbrellas and eyes on the train, Gaga and Maxwell walked by The Metropolitan Museum of Art with a wagon full of Champagne labeled Haus of Gaga behind them.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
1 May 2026
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After the match, defender Rebeca Bernal walked out with him.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Behind every number in this crisis is someone like Anders Pederson — a healthy young man who walked into a hospital to give his sister a kidney and never walked out.—
Joe Kiani,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Locked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locked%20out. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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