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Solomon on Thursday and Friday was appearing in the PGA Tour’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, a tournament that pairs professional golfers with amateurs at the famed California course.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Fernandez, playing with heavy strapping on her right thigh, cruised to the first set against her 18-year-old opponent, who is ranked 78 in the world and was appearing in her first WTA final.

From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025

Because she was appearing as an amateur, she could not collect a combined figure of close to £500,000 in prize money from those two tournaments.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

Richard Pulido, a 25-year-old Venezuelan, had arrived at the border last fall and was appearing for the first time, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2025

“People are making this whole apparition thing up. Didn’t they say Our Lady was appearing at Bishop Shanahan Hospital the other time? And then that she was appearing in Transekulu?”

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie