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The Sun Devils took the lead for good when Jeff Sims hit Derek Eusebio with a short pass that turned into a 68-yard touchdown to cap their first possession of the second half, and pulled away with three fourth-quarter TDs.
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Bad possessions, slow reaction in transition, turnovers (14 overall) and lack of offensive rebounds enabled the Lakers to pull away.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 27 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Woody Woodpecker's head was partially separated from its body as the bird got pulled away from trees near 77th Street.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
According to the mantle wave theory, the breakup of continents causes hot, dense rock to pull away from the underside of tectonic plates gradually.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Nov. 2025
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Bad possessions, slow reaction in transition, turnovers (14 overall) and lack of offensive rebounds enabled the Lakers to pull away.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 27 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Woody Woodpecker's head was partially separated from its body as the bird got pulled away from trees near 77th Street.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
According to the mantle wave theory, the breakup of continents causes hot, dense rock to pull away from the underside of tectonic plates gradually.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Pull away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20away. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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