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McGreevy is basically Miles Mikolas, who also had some stretches of success, but there is a reckoning that’s almost certainly coming at him like the proverbial freight train.
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Michael Salfino, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Devin Booker and Brooks have been very good, and Jalen Green has helped, but stopping the Thunder is like trying to stop a freight train.
—David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
The two-parter takes a turn, though, when SG-3 and SH-13 start taking heavy losses on a mission, and reality hits Bregman — and everyone else — like a freight train.
—Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Since then, the basketball program has grown from a flailing handcar to the little engine that could to a freight train.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
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Michael Salfino, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Devin Booker and Brooks have been very good, and Jalen Green has helped, but stopping the Thunder is like trying to stop a freight train.
—David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
The two-parter takes a turn, though, when SG-3 and SH-13 start taking heavy losses on a mission, and reality hits Bregman — and everyone else — like a freight train.
—Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Since then, the basketball program has grown from a flailing handcar to the little engine that could to a freight train.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Freight train.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freight%20train. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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