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After winning one match at Flushing Meadows in New York, he decided he could not continue in the tournament and ultimately ended his season early.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
The 2021 winner at Flushing Meadows begins her Melbourne campaign in the last match of the first day on Margaret Court Arena, following a men's clash.
From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026
The government says Hu moved undeclared cash back to the U.S. from his earnings in China using family members and his businesses, including a wine shop in Flushing, N.Y.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025
Flushing Financial is a New York City-based regional bank with $9 billion in total assets.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2025
Will she seem as dull as she did in Flushing?
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
Unfortunately, I seem to be flushing my money away on this problem—or at least that appears to be what the plumbing company would like me to do.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
Unfortunately, I seem to be flushing my money away on this problem — or at least that appears to be what the plumbing company would like me to do.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
The kind of contraction generated by walking moves cerebrospinal fluid out of the brain, leading Drew to hypothesize that the mechanism plays an important role in flushing out excess proteins and other unnecessary material.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
The act of flushing can be a bigger concern than sitting.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 13, 2026
She heard a whooshing, like the sound of a defective heart — someone flushing the toilet.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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