full count
noun
baseball
: a situation in which the count to the batter is two strikes and three balls
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Vientos opened it by battling to a full count and lining a one-hop single into center for his first hit of the tournament.
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Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
After falling behind Busch in one at-bat, Wiggins, in his first big-league camp, battled back to work a full count before getting Busch to whiff at an offspeed pitch low and out of the zone.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
The regime never released a full count of the vote.
—Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
The agency has not released a full count of how many children may ultimately be recovered.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
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Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
After falling behind Busch in one at-bat, Wiggins, in his first big-league camp, battled back to work a full count before getting Busch to whiff at an offspeed pitch low and out of the zone.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
The regime never released a full count of the vote.
—Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
The agency has not released a full count of how many children may ultimately be recovered.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Full count.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20count. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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