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Neville Sandiford was 101 years and 262 days old when he earned the record!
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The Silver Ferns won their first gold medal in 16 years!
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The robot Ace beat professional table tennis players at their own game!
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New Zealand picked over 225 million trays of kiwifruit this year!
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  • journalists People who write news articles or report news. Journalists share important stories with the public.
  • suspect A person believed to have done something wrong. The police arrested the suspect after the incident.
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