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The Englishman, 49, was defeated 17-7 by Zhao Xintong in the World Championship semi-finals in Sheffield on Friday in his first tournament since snapping his cue in frustration at the Championship League in January.
From BBC • May 3, 2025
In particular, he recalled the way Danes was able to channel intense emotions, on cue, in take after take.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2024
Depending on what researchers said to them, participants in the study would either smile or frown on cue in certain phases of sleep.
From Scientific American • Oct. 20, 2023
The team are also developing a new version of the task that allows multistage decision-making through a second cue in addition to the sound.
From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2023
She first screamed at the ball, then took the cue in her hands and bit down upon the shaft, still screaming through her clamped teeth.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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