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Dalton Rushing had been frustrated for much of the game, a fact he hadn’t hidden on his trips back to the dugout.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026
On Thursday night, the White House said that Vance wouldn’t travel to Switzerland for negotiations with Iran beginning Friday as plans for technical talks hadn’t been completed.
From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026
He also admitted he’d only recently learned what the day even was, and hadn’t been aware that his White House had released statements honoring the day for the previous three years.
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2026
As of Thursday morning, those initiatives hadn’t officially qualified, though their backers said in April they believed they had also gathered enough signatures.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
She gave a rattling cough, which Clare found alarming, since he hadn’t known birds capable of coughing.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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