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When Mauch was hired to manage the expansion Montreal Expos prior to the 1969 season, an expansion draft was needed to fill out the team's inaugural roster.
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Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
But very little was known about the bones prior to the latest study.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Scholz's traffic-light coalition took over the country during the COVID-19 pandemic and just a couple of months prior to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
—H.j. Mai, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
The Seattle Seahawks had won four straight games and surged to an 8-5 record prior to Sunday.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
But very little was known about the bones prior to the latest study.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Scholz's traffic-light coalition took over the country during the COVID-19 pandemic and just a couple of months prior to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
—H.j. Mai, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
The Seattle Seahawks had won four straight games and surged to an 8-5 record prior to Sunday.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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How immigration removals work in the field For this recent operation, about a dozen officers gathered before 5 a.m. at a White Castle restaurant parking lot in the Bronx.Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Murdering an infant, she’s imprisoned and allowed to ask forgiveness before her execution, her corpse, like other women in her situation, torn asunder by the morbid masses.Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
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In the 18 years previous to that, Nagy was an NFL scout.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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The actor had lived in the home for some time previous to the renovation, and is seen walking through the bare-bones home sharing stories about each room before the gut job began.Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
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Although an experienced bowhunter with at least one Pope & Young buck to his credit, this is Bruce’s biggest buck to date.Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Teamsters did not immediately respond to a request to confirm the number of striking workers in Georgia.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
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