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They seem to enjoy the riddle, the ritual of digging themselves out of self-inflicted trouble—the crowd roaring back to life, the panicked look in their opponents’ eyes as they grind down another double-digit lead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

During a particularly chaotic debate last week, she scolded her opponents’ incessant interruptions and called out what she considered a double standard over her behavior.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

We pored over every frame of the Spurs’ first-round series win over the Portland Trail Blazers to see just how many times Wembanyama had ruined his opponents’ plans.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

However, this does not tackle the stoppages designed to break up opponents' momentum.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

During that streak, under coach Gil Dobie, Washington scored 1,930 points to its opponents’ 118.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown