as in to buckle (down)
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The fresh relief arm belonged to Joel Peguero, who received his first big-league call-up while pitching in his 10th professional season.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025 -
Suarez has not pitched in a save situation since Aug. 11.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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On March 30, investigators also dug in the dirt under a concrete patio that Rodriguez-Singh paid to have built in the back yard on Wisteria Drive.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Aug. 2025
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Olyphant isn't the kind of actor who likes to dig in too deeply to the process of acting.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Defined by exhaustion from slaving away at the ironing board while confronting the latest family crisis, Angela is quite capable of whipping up baloney sandwiches with mayonnaise for all and functions as a wise-cracking, big-hearted den mother.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
4 Aug. 2025
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The Swiss brand—ever the innovators—modified its automatic calibre 1030 by fitting it with an extra hour hand slaved to the local hour hand and placed this movement in an Oyster case.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
28 Mar. 2025
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Stanway knuckled down, attacked the rehab programme and wanted to be the best team-mate possible.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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One teacher remembered him as an unspectacular student, more focused on making his cohort laugh than knuckling down.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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In this way, AI allows PR folks to compare and contrast strategies quickly rather than laboring over a single version.—
Daniel Lotzof,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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In the years since Trump pulled off his shocking upset victory over Hillary Clinton, the Democrats have been laboring under a series of myths about themselves and Trump that have compelled them to continue digging their own graves.—
Isaac Schorr,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
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Brian Cashman gets it all the time, but good, from Yankee fans; for them, banging away at Cashman on social media feels like the real national pastime.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
16 Aug. 2025
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Former staff leaked internal spats and embarrassing editorial ideas by the new leadership and pointed out that many top leaders were banging away at stories that were likely below their pay grade.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
9 June 2025
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Most entrepreneurs struggle to differentiate themselves and attract their target audience.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Organizers also went door-to-door canvassing to households and people who were struggling to navigate an eviction process.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
27 Aug. 2025
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