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Sierra Canyon scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning to take a one-run lead, keyed by an RBI double from Brayden Goldstein and a bases loaded walk.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Los Alamitos 6, Edison 5: A two-run double by Willie Adams keyed the comeback win.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
Among them are working drawings that prescribe the profile of every block of stone, each keyed to its exact place in the building, whether gable, tracery or buttress.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
Morgan also predicts selling of about $4.7 billion of gold keyed off the Bloomberg index rebalancing, following the metal’s gain during 2025.
From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026
Seeing the tack and thinking he was racing that day, Seabiscuit would become keyed up, lose interest in eating, and fret weight off.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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