Top headline: New York Times, 7/13/2026
Reuters photo and bottom headline: New York Times, 7/12/2026
Rob Copeland reports for the Times on July 13:
For the ordinary fútbol fan, the nine-mile journey from Manhattan to the World Cup stadium in New Jersey is as appealing as a trip to the dentist.
There are hours waiting in sunbaked security switchbacks outside Penn Station before squeezing onto yellow school buses or NJ Transit trains with sweaty strangers for the ride to the Meadowlands.
But while the masses jostled around the station one afternoon, a more civilized scene unfolded under the shaded entryway to the Solow Building, the famously pricey office tower off Fifth Avenue. [emphasis added]
Four men in matching maroon suits and spotless white hats and tennis shoes stood on the sidewalk, guarding a pair of Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans. The only visible hints of the crew’s purpose were faint text embroidery over their chests that read “FIFA World Cup 2026” and a mysterious “Q” that had been affixed to the vehicles’ windshields.
Tariq Panja reports for the Times on July 12:
While the reason for the vacant seats was not immediately clear, it’s possible that high ticket prices kept some fans away. Seats at this year’s World Cup have been the most expensive in the tournament’s history, costing at least three times more than those at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which to that point had been the costliest ever. [emphasis added]
According to Merriam-Webster, the first known use of 'pricey', as in EXPENSIVE, occurred in 1932.
- boo-boo
- clip joint
- eek
- half-assed
- jerk around
- moment of truth
- seller's market\
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