Pete
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One was Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, the National League MVP favorite and MLB’s defensive fWAR leader.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Did Pete Hegseth almost get impeached this week?
From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2026
Kalshi, which dragged the hermetic Pete Sampras out for a weird ad, actually had its name on another video goofing on attendees who didn’t know basic stuff about tennis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth sat for an interview, focusing solely on the rescue mission.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Awesome news alert: I met this really cool guy Pete at the local pool.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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