Used balls also can be a good deal, probably having suffer nothing more ignominious than a swim in a pond safeguarding a green.

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"Going to Kansas City" isn't something people always sing, especially when the invitation comes from Arrowhead Stadium, the stage last year for a season that was historically ignominious, even for a team whose last playoff win came in 1994.

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The episode provided an ignominious denouement to a disastrous French campaign, marred by infighting and inept displays on the field.

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