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The Mustangs came back with six runs over the final three innings.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026 -
Brennan has barely played, and Borucki has allowed six runs over nine innings.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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Joly’s football path took shape while playing for the Harlem Jets, a youth program that practices on weeknights at Wagner Playground, a patch of grass located just a stone’s throw away from the Harlem River.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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She was pulled into a scheme involving a man who posed as a priest, another posing as an immigration judge, and another posing as Oscar Carrillo, an attorney licensed in Texas who practices tax law.—
Naisha Roy,
ProPublica,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Works (at or on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/works%20%28at%20or%20on%29. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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