the score
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He scored the unforgettable second goal in the final-day decider at home to Hearts when, with the score level at 1-1, Maeda fired beyond Alexander Schwolow on 87 minutes to send Celtic Park wild.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Her first college softball game may not result in the score that she had expected.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Leading the Cincinnati Symphony, conductor Kevin Miller relished the sweeping, Disneyesque optimism of the score.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
"Everyone seems to know the score, they've seen it all before."
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
But what I really long to know you do not tell either: what you feel, although I’ve given you hints by the score of my regard.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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