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With 10 of the spots seemingly spoken for, they would need to choose between Alabama, Notre Dame and Miami for the final two berths.
Worse still, the money is already spoken for.
From MarketWatch
“She’s gone, dance on. See you in April,” the festival posted Monday, announcing that all GA and VIP passes were spoken for, and inviting any stragglers to join wait lists for both weekends.
From Los Angeles Times
Emma Heming Willis, the wife of retired US actor Bruce Willis, has spoken for the first time publicly about how his brain is now "failing" him and his "language is going".
From BBC
Little Mix star Perrie Edwards has spoken for the first time about the trauma of losing a baby at 24 weeks.
From BBC
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