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The hit was outsourced to a hulking Estonian assassin, Imre (the Butcher) Arakas, who arrived at Dublin Airport on April 3, 2017, and was immediately tailed by officers from the An Garda Síochána’s Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, who arrested him the next day.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026 -
Players who find themselves being tailed tend to take it first as a badge of honor.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
22 Apr. 2026
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Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy botched an uncontested breakout pass, and Tage Thompson hounded Fraser Minten to force a turnover.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The team has been rocked by a rash of red cards and hounded by both injuries and inconsistent play.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Controversies, criminal allegations Flores’ career has also been shadowed by controversy.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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But for all the success and laughter in his life, it was shadowed by dark clouds.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Sixers put up 35 points in the period — nearly equaling their first-half total — yet still trailed by 21 entering the fourth, 95-74.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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Talia Fonseca had one of her 10 saves on a shot by USC’s Alma Yaacobi at the buzzer, and Cal trailed 9-8 heading to the final period.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Tailgated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailgated. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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