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pitches in
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Cease excels at missing bats with pitches in the strike zone, which is encouraging.—
Al Melchior,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026 -
Local businesses would flourish; the game beloved by Black South Africans would finally be played on proper pitches in modern stadiums.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Applies (oneself).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applies%20%28oneself%29. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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