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I had 230 [ yards ] to the hole. All night long I thought, just make a [ bogey ]. I was n’t even thinking about a [ par ], and I made a [ bogey ]. – The Masters	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Cars, yards … It’s affected every single person over here, it’s just really horrible to watch people’s lives just wash down the river. – Angie Thompson	Found on CNN 1 year ago
As far as the smoke, you could probably see 100 yards. – Dave Anderson	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The Chinese ship illuminated the green laser light twice toward the BRP Malapascua, causing temporary blindness to her crew at the bridge. The Chinese vessel also made dangerous maneuvers by approaching about 150 yards from the vessel’s starboard quarter, the deliberate blocking of the Philippine government ships to deliver food and supplies to our military personnel on board the BRP Sierra Madre is a blatant disregard for, and a clear violation of, Philippine sovereign rights in this part of the West Philippine Sea. – The Chinese ship	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Park rangers found an injured hiker who had been pulled downstream several hundred yards. – Jonathan Shafer	Found on CNN 1 year ago
And you come back and you move the ball another 20 yards. – Bill Galvano	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan faced many dangers. One being stationed at bases breathing in toxic smoke from burn pits, heath Robinson [ Heath Robinson ] was born a soldier. Army National Guard. Combat medic in Kosovo and Iraq. Stationed near Baghdad, just yards from burn pits the size of football fields. – President Biden	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Spotting them a 21-point lead was like spotting Carl Lewis 20 yards in a 100-yard dash. – Emmitt Smith	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I feel like we're on the 1-foot line. And then sometimes I feel like we're 50 yards away, we have been encouraging the White House for many months to use the full weight of the presidency. – Marc Morial	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I asked him when it became evident that they had a chance to get to 500 (passing yards). He said sometime in the fourth quarter they realized they had a shot, and they went for it. And he makes no apologies for getting to that mark. – Mike Florio	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I said, ‘I don’t want to play quarterback.’ I had small hands and throwing a spiral was hard enough for me to do, he says, ‘Well, we don’t like to throw the ball anyway.’ We always had that theme of three yards and a cloud of dust. – Thomas Roland Matte	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
It's notable that on nearly every single issue important to progressives if we didn't enter the endzone we are only one or two yards away, and that means all these issues are live balls in the next election and future legislative fights, that's why it feels different than the Obama days. – Adam Green	Found on CNN 2 years ago
We'd been watching film so I knew when (the quarterback) moved out about two yards that it was going to be a pitch play. I shot the gap and (the ball) just landed in my hands. – Wakeem Page	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
He’s got a series of steps by league mandate he has to go through, so we’ll wait patiently and get the other guys ready as we wait on him. Hopefully, he’s out there to play. We won’t have a definite answer on that until much later in the week. The Rams should be well-rested as their previous game was Thursday, a 26-17 win in Seattle. The Rams have allowed the fewest sacks (four) in the NFL this season. The Giants has been good in this area, allowing eight sacks (tie for fifth-lowest). The over-under of 47.5 is the lowest for a Rams game this season. Rams coach Sean McVay is 2-2 in games after a Thursday night contest. The NFC West is a successful passing division. The Seahawks lead the NFL in yards per passing attempt (9.3), followed by the Cardinals and Rams at 9.2 The Giants are eighth at 8.1. SUN 1:00 PMNFLSPREADTO WINTOTALLOS ANGELES RAMS-9.5-500o49.0NEW YORK GIANTS+9.5+380u49. LOS ANGELES RAMS @ NEW YORK GIANTS (1 p.m. ET Sunday, FOX)Point spread:Rams -10.5 (favored to win by more 10.5 than points, otherwise Giants cover)Moneyline:Rams -556 favorite to win (bet $10 to win $11.80 total); Giants +425 underdog to win (bet $10 to win $52.50 total)Total scoring over/under:47.5 points scored by both teams combined Pick via FOX Sports' Colin Cowherd:. – New York	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
They float. They tend to go wherever the water goes. We’ve recovered them from yards, from levees, from underneath stairwells, there’s no rhyme or reason, really, to where they come to rest, and then it’s kind of our logistical problem to figure out how to get them out of there. – Ryan Seidemann	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We had 90 yards in penalties and 45 of them came on three plays, we’re not going to be able to win very many football games that way. That definitely got addressed. – Bret Bielema	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I ’m not used to sliding, i have n’t really thought about sliding until this year. It’s definitely a work in progress, and there are definitely some situations where I can be more aware and get down earlier, but also get as many yards as I can. – Braxton Burmeister	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Threats continue, i have looked out my windows and seen large groups of heavily armed people within 30 yards of my home. I have seen myself hung in effigy. Days ago at a demonstration, there was a sign that called for ‘burning the witch.’. – Gretchen Whitmer	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
[He] happened to be a few hundred yards behind me and was able to box [Bold and Bossy] in between his truck and the guardrail and get her back to the race track safely. – Cullen Stanley	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I first saw something about three hundred yards down the road moving fast towards me that obviously wasn’t a vehicle, as it got closer it looked like a horse but my brain was telling me that it couldn’t be [a] horse because I’m on an interstate highway. – Cullen Stanley	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
My desperation to find him led to an unimaginable journey. I met dozens of people, who out of the goodness of their hearts, spend countless hours rescuing and caring for stray and feral cats, they helped me hand out flyers, hang posters, and search neighbors‘ yards. We set up feeding stations and night vision cameras in areas where sightings were reported. – Margaret Kudzma	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
They helped me hand out flyers, hang posters, and search neighbors‘ yards. We set up feeding stations and night vision cameras in areas where sightings were reported. – Margaret Kudzma	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Our foothills, open spaces, and even our yards and park strips are dry and could be ignited by a single spark, threatening life, safety, and property, these conditions present a very real, immediate threat of fire. We have seen communities in neighboring western states be leveled by urban wildfires in recent years, and we can not take unnecessary risks that may put us in the same position. – Erin Mendenhall	Found on CNN 2 years ago
The 590 yards can play 500 or 490 when you get that much wind. – Justin Thomas	Found on FOX News 2 years ago

I had 230 [ yards ] to the hole. All night long I thought, just make a [ bogey ]. I was n’t even thinking about a [ par ], and I made a [ bogey ].

– The Masters

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Cars, yards … It’s affected every single person over here, it’s just really horrible to watch people’s lives just wash down the river.

– Angie Thompson

Found on CNN
1 year ago

As far as the smoke, you could probably see 100 yards.

– Dave Anderson

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The Chinese ship illuminated the green laser light twice toward the BRP Malapascua, causing temporary blindness to her crew at the bridge. The Chinese vessel also made dangerous maneuvers by approaching about 150 yards from the vessel’s starboard quarter, the deliberate blocking of the Philippine government ships to deliver food and supplies to our military personnel on board the BRP Sierra Madre is a blatant disregard for, and a clear violation of, Philippine sovereign rights in this part of the West Philippine Sea.

– The Chinese ship

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Park rangers found an injured hiker who had been pulled downstream several hundred yards.

– Jonathan Shafer

Found on CNN
1 year ago

And you come back and you move the ball another 20 yards.

– Bill Galvano

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan faced many dangers. One being stationed at bases breathing in toxic smoke from burn pits, heath Robinson [ Heath Robinson ] was born a soldier. Army National Guard. Combat medic in Kosovo and Iraq. Stationed near Baghdad, just yards from burn pits the size of football fields.

– President Biden

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Spotting them a 21-point lead was like spotting Carl Lewis 20 yards in a 100-yard dash.

– Emmitt Smith

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I feel like we're on the 1-foot line. And then sometimes I feel like we're 50 yards away, we have been encouraging the White House for many months to use the full weight of the presidency.

– Marc Morial

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I asked him when it became evident that they had a chance to get to 500 (passing yards). He said sometime in the fourth quarter they realized they had a shot, and they went for it. And he makes no apologies for getting to that mark.

– Mike Florio

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I said, ‘I don’t want to play quarterback.’ I had small hands and throwing a spiral was hard enough for me to do, he says, ‘Well, we don’t like to throw the ball anyway.’ We always had that theme of three yards and a cloud of dust.

– Thomas Roland Matte

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It's notable that on nearly every single issue important to progressives if we didn't enter the endzone we are only one or two yards away, and that means all these issues are live balls in the next election and future legislative fights, that's why it feels different than the Obama days.

– Adam Green

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We'd been watching film so I knew when (the quarterback) moved out about two yards that it was going to be a pitch play. I shot the gap and (the ball) just landed in my hands.

– Wakeem Page

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

He’s got a series of steps by league mandate he has to go through, so we’ll wait patiently and get the other guys ready as we wait on him. Hopefully, he’s out there to play. We won’t have a definite answer on that until much later in the week. The Rams should be well-rested as their previous game was Thursday, a 26-17 win in Seattle. The Rams have allowed the fewest sacks (four) in the NFL this season. The Giants has been good in this area, allowing eight sacks (tie for fifth-lowest). The over-under of 47.5 is the lowest for a Rams game this season. Rams coach Sean McVay is 2-2 in games after a Thursday night contest. The NFC West is a successful passing division. The Seahawks lead the NFL in yards per passing attempt (9.3), followed by the Cardinals and Rams at 9.2 The Giants are eighth at 8.1. SUN 1:00 PMNFLSPREADTO WINTOTALLOS ANGELES RAMS-9.5-500o49.0NEW YORK GIANTS+9.5+380u49. LOS ANGELES RAMS @ NEW YORK GIANTS (1 p.m. ET Sunday, FOX)Point spread:Rams -10.5 (favored to win by more 10.5 than points, otherwise Giants cover)Moneyline:Rams -556 favorite to win (bet $10 to win $11.80 total); Giants +425 underdog to win (bet $10 to win $52.50 total)Total scoring over/under:47.5 points scored by both teams combined Pick via FOX Sports' Colin Cowherd:.

– New York

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

They float. They tend to go wherever the water goes. We’ve recovered them from yards, from levees, from underneath stairwells, there’s no rhyme or reason, really, to where they come to rest, and then it’s kind of our logistical problem to figure out how to get them out of there.

– Ryan Seidemann

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We had 90 yards in penalties and 45 of them came on three plays, we’re not going to be able to win very many football games that way. That definitely got addressed.

– Bret Bielema

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I ’m not used to sliding, i have n’t really thought about sliding until this year. It’s definitely a work in progress, and there are definitely some situations where I can be more aware and get down earlier, but also get as many yards as I can.

– Braxton Burmeister

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Threats continue, i have looked out my windows and seen large groups of heavily armed people within 30 yards of my home. I have seen myself hung in effigy. Days ago at a demonstration, there was a sign that called for ‘burning the witch.’.

– Gretchen Whitmer

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

[He] happened to be a few hundred yards behind me and was able to box [Bold and Bossy] in between his truck and the guardrail and get her back to the race track safely.

– Cullen Stanley

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I first saw something about three hundred yards down the road moving fast towards me that obviously wasn’t a vehicle, as it got closer it looked like a horse but my brain was telling me that it couldn’t be [a] horse because I’m on an interstate highway.

– Cullen Stanley

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

My desperation to find him led to an unimaginable journey. I met dozens of people, who out of the goodness of their hearts, spend countless hours rescuing and caring for stray and feral cats, they helped me hand out flyers, hang posters, and search neighbors‘ yards. We set up feeding stations and night vision cameras in areas where sightings were reported.

– Margaret Kudzma

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

They helped me hand out flyers, hang posters, and search neighbors‘ yards. We set up feeding stations and night vision cameras in areas where sightings were reported.

– Margaret Kudzma

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Our foothills, open spaces, and even our yards and park strips are dry and could be ignited by a single spark, threatening life, safety, and property, these conditions present a very real, immediate threat of fire. We have seen communities in neighboring western states be leveled by urban wildfires in recent years, and we can not take unnecessary risks that may put us in the same position.

– Erin Mendenhall

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The 590 yards can play 500 or 490 when you get that much wind.

– Justin Thomas

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

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