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But at the same point, in those type of things, guys fall down and get rolled over on, someone pops a shoulder or hurts a hand or twists an ankle.
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Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Oct. 2024
Trent toe-tapped just inside the out-of-bounds line, fell down with the ball secured, then got up and fell again, face-planting amid the celebration.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2024
Other deaths, which have yet to be identified, include a 78-year-old husband and his 74-year-old wife who were killed in Aiken County, S.C., due to a tree falling down on their home, Coroner Darryl Ables told the Associated Press.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 28 Sep. 2024
Both spent a significant amount of time falling down the rabbit hole of Alcala’s crimes and the psychology behind his killing sprees.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
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Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Oct. 2024
Trent toe-tapped just inside the out-of-bounds line, fell down with the ball secured, then got up and fell again, face-planting amid the celebration.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2024
Other deaths, which have yet to be identified, include a 78-year-old husband and his 74-year-old wife who were killed in Aiken County, S.C., due to a tree falling down on their home, Coroner Darryl Ables told the Associated Press.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 28 Sep. 2024
Both spent a significant amount of time falling down the rabbit hole of Alcala’s crimes and the psychology behind his killing sprees.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
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