the score
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But neither the score, nor Musa's double hat-trick was the main talking point that day – it was a 25-minute cameo from Gabriel on his debut, then aged just 14 and a half.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Her first college softball game may not result in the score that she had expected.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
The Yankees came inches away from tying the score in the eighth, but the Dodgers, shaking off their pre-All-Star break rough patch, delivered on defense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
But England won in epic fashion thanks to Jude Bellingham's first-half double and Harry Kane's penalty, despite Quansah seeing red with the score 2-1 early in the second half.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
JB is on fire, taking the score higher and higher, and the team and Coach and Alexis and me... we’re his choir.
From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander
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