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when she became the network's White House correspondent, she knew that she was now playing with the big boys
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Will the Niners spend like big boys and sign Hendrickson, Linderbaum and JFM?
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
Only little boys are called big boys.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
There are big boys throwing their weight around, and there are wild skinnies with flying arms and spinning back-kicks, chopping out their emergency version of personal space.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
The wins against the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs were not an accident, or luck; Williams has made a big boy impact.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Dec. 2025
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
Only little boys are called big boys.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
There are big boys throwing their weight around, and there are wild skinnies with flying arms and spinning back-kicks, chopping out their emergency version of personal space.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
The wins against the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs were not an accident, or luck; Williams has made a big boy impact.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Big boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20boy. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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