the ticket
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Fans who registered for the ticket lottery with a Visa credit card received information Monday about time slots to purchase tickets during the Visa presale that runs July 29-31.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
If they don’t reach the ticket target, a winner will still be chosen and will get 50% of the money raised.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Then he faced a uniquely modern policing paradox: When no one is driving, who gets the ticket?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The state Democratic Party can replace Platner on the ticket, so long as they select a new candidate by July 27.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
She turned to the ticket seller and wrote her name on a slip of paper.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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