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Instead, he will leave the Premier League knowing that he reshaped the English game as much as any individual who has ever paced the rainy touchlines from Newcastle to Southampton.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
At this point, YouTube is basically TV, and Coachella plays like one of its biggest annual broadcasts, programmed, paced and consumed accordingly.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
After McIlroy paced the Masters by six strokes entering Saturday, he fell out of the lead for a moment after the reigning champion carded a double bogey then a bogey on consecutive holes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Analysts are looking for collective S&P 500 company profits to rise 14% over the first quarter and nearly 19% for the year, paced by megacap tech giants and the country’s biggest banks.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Dodger paced in a tight circle, and Akira turned frantically in her seat to watch as the wildfire roared up through the trees behind them.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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