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Instead, Argentina could only look on as Messi’s World Cup career came to a close with his second defeat in a final, 12 years after losing his first against Germany.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Netflix’s stock had fallen 21% on the year through Thursday’s close, with Wall Street worried about potentially weaker viewership trends and competition from rival platforms like YouTube and short-form video operators.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
The calls often open with a guest speaker and close with an evening prayer, offered by a chaplain in the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
It is not clear when he became close with Farage, but Cottrell volunteered for him in an Essex by-election in 2015 and was rewarded with a role as Ukip's head of fundraising, aged 22.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
One of the undercover operatives who was playing a Texas cattleman had slowly become close with Hale.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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