as in defeated
to achieve a victory over how humiliating for a tennis champ to be worsted by a player no one had ever heard of
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Xander Bogaerts and Bryce Johnson delivered two-out RBIs as the San Diego Padres defeated the Angels 2-1 on Sunday.—
Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Also defeated was Vladimir Putin, who especially sought an Orbán victory to keep his firewall in the EU, where Hungary had used its power to block assistance to Ukraine and sanctions against Russia; no longer.— New York Daily News, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
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The new Play Dead vault releases, like the rest of the vault, have been curated by Lemieux and mastered by David Glasser.— Mike Snider, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
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Richard Dodd had originally mastered the record way back when.— Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
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This marked just the second time Buffalo overcame a two-goal third-period deficit.— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
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Epstein said children more easily overcame fear because of their age.— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
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Messi celebrated the winning goal in the arms of his teammates, another stadium conquered, with a smile anyone could understand.— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
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Ariana Grande has conquered global arenas, the Oscars stage and, now, another CinemaCon.— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
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Davis and the other man cornered Pierre against a fence, where they were filmed beating the teen as dozens of bystanders stood by recording the attack.— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
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In the first week of Q1 earnings calls, 49 companies reported results and 76% of them beat earnings estimates, according to Bank of America’s Savita Subramanian.— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Worsted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/worsted. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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