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18
sentences that state something as happening or true
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6%
1 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
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Jahkeem Stewart returned a fumble 48 yards for the go-ahead touchdown, and No. 18 Southern California overcame a double-digit deficit in the second half for a 25-21 victory over Washington on Saturday night.
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California → return → night
Jayden Maiava passed for 245 yards and hit Tanook Hines for a second-half score while the Trojans (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) surged back with the game’s final 15 points for their first victory over the Huskies (3-2, 0-2) since 2016.
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Trojans → pass → 2016
Demond Williams Jr. passed for 198 yards and led Washington on a late drive from its 5 to the USC 12, converting two fourth downs and a third-and-11 along the way.
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Jr. → pass → way
But after Kameryn Crawford sacked Williams on third down, Williams’ pass into double coverage in the end zone fell incomplete with 39 seconds left.
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pass → sack → seconds
The win eases some of the pressure on coach Lincoln Riley and the Trojans, who improved sharply on defense after last week’s dispiriting home loss to Oregon.
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who → ease → Oregon
Clear chants of “Fire Lincoln! Fire Lincoln!” could be heard from the student section in the second half while the Trojans fell behind 21-10, but coordinator Gary Patterson’s defense didn’t allow any more points by the depleted Huskies, who have lost two straight by a combined seven points.
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who → fire → points
That USC defense turned the game around late in the third quarter when Stewart — the 295-pound defensive tackle nicknamed Thanos — picked up Williams’ fumble in a collapsing pocket and rumbled downfield for his first score.
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Stewart → turn → score
Receiver Dezmen Roebuck threw a touchdown pass to Baron Naone for Washington’s first points.
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Roebuck → throw → points
Washington went up 14-10 shortly before halftime with an 80-yard drive ending in Kade Eldridge’s TD dive.
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Washington → go → dive
After USC had two drives sabotaged by unsportsmanlike conduct penalties on either side of halftime, Decker DeGraaf took a short pass for a 42-yard score when multiple Trojans failed to push him out of bounds.
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Trojans → have → bounds
But Hines ripped a 10-yard TD pass away from a Washington defensive back later in the third before the Trojans went ahead on Stewart’s TD.
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Trojans → rip → TD
USC linebacker Desman Stephens sat out under suspension after his ejection last week for a late hit on Ducks quarterback Dante Moore.
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Stephens → sit → Moore
Ta’Mere Robinson took Stephens’ starting spot.
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Robinson → take → spot
The takeaway
Washington: Two heartbreaking losses put the brakes on the Huskies’ hopes of entering the AP Top 25, but coach Jedd Fisch is getting decent efforts out of a roster with injury problems.
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Fisch → put → problems
Their remaining October schedule is fairly friendly to a resurgence if the defense can get back on track.
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defense → remain → track
The defense responded smartly to a poor September, holding the Huskies to 123 yards in the first half before making enough big plays to win it late.
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defense → respond → it
A series of crushing penalties prevented the Trojans from running away, but Riley will take any win at this point in his tumultuous tenure.
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Riley → prevent → tenure
Up next
Washington: Host Iowa on Friday night.
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Washington → host → night
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